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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| COMMUNICATION SCIENCES PR. | |
| Code | ILT419 |
| Name | News Text Genres |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ONUR DURSUN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. ONUR DURSUN
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to inform students about contents published by periodical publications such as newspaper. Texts genres in newspaper and magazine are expressed as weekly. Students know the newspaper text genres, and can produce such kind of text genres in their professionel life, and also know how they can approach these genres in the scientific researches.
Course Content
Explaining why we need genres, this course focuses on genre. In the course, students are informed about texts genres published in newspapers. Such newspaper texts genres as news, some news genres, column, commend, reporting, interview, travel writting and articles are examined, and their structural and discoursive dimensions are discussed. Moreover, how relevant genres were formed and changed in the historical process are analyzed.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Distinguishes different genres of texts in newspapers. |
| LO02 | Prepares different genres of texts for newspapers. |
| LO03 | Structures column. |
| LO04 | Makes an interview for media organizations. |
| LO05 | Knows genre concept, and diffirentates distinguishes genres each other. |
| LO06 | Understands the meaning of the genres in the media, and recognizes relationship between the genres |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | 4 |
| PLO02 | - | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | 3 |
| PLO03 | - | Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). | 5 |
| PLO04 | - | Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. | 4 |
| PLO06 | - | From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. | 4 |
| PLO07 | - | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | 3 |
| PLO08 | - | As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. | 5 |
| PLO09 | - | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. | 2 |
| PLO10 | - | Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. | 5 |
| PLO11 | - | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work | 4 |
| PLO12 | - | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. | 5 |
| PLO13 | - | Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning | 3 |
| PLO14 | - | Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. | 4 |
| PLO15 | - | Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. | 0 |
| PLO16 | - | While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. | 3 |
| PLO17 | - | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, | 3 |
| PLO18 | - | Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) | 4 |
| PLO19 | - | Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. | 3 |
| PLO20 | - | Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course content and general informations about newspaper text genres | None | |
| 2 | Main features of news texts, and function and importance of news texts | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 3 | Main features of column, and function and importance of columns | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 4 | Investigates samples of column writings | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 5 | Main features of newspaper articles | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 6 | Main features of interviews | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 7 | Investigation of interviews samples | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading course materailas and samples viewing | |
| 9 | Main features of literary interview | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 10 | Investigation of literary interview samples | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 11 | Portrait writing, its features and sample reviews | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 12 | The features of critique writing and sample reviews | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 13 | The definition of photography subtitle, photo news and travel writing, their acteristics and sample reviews | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 14 | The definition of story news and review of story news samples | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 15 | Review | Reading, practice, writing | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading course materailas and samples viewing | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading course materailas and samples viewing |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |