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Information
| Code | INGZ211 |
| Name | Language Awareness |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. CEM CAN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. CEM CAN
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Sibel AYBEK (B Group) (Ins. in Charge) Sibel AYBEK (C Group) (Ins. in Charge) Prof. Dr. CEM CAN (D Group) (Ins. in Charge) |
Course Goal / Objective
To enable students to analyze the role of language in social power dynamics; to evaluate the use of language in media, advertising, and political communication through critical discourse analysis; and to apply language analysis skills to promote clearer communication in professional and personal contexts.
Course Content
This course addresses the role of language as a tool of power and influence in media, advertising, and political communication. It aims to analyze how language shapes perceptions and social interactions by examining techniques such as metaphor, deception, and pronoun usage.
Course Precondition
NA
Resources
Critical Language Awareness: Language Power Techniques and English Grammar" by Jonathon Reinhardt and others.
Notes
Course notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Analyzes the role of language in social power dynamics and explains its impact on language |
| LO02 | Examines and evaluates the use of language in various media contents through critical discourse analysis. |
| LO03 | Applies language analysis skills to support clear communication and understanding in professional and personal contexts. |
| LO04 | Analyzes and explains the role of language in maintaining social power structures and inequalities through examples. |
| LO05 | Develops strategies to promote linguistic equality and inclusiveness in various communication contexts. |
| LO06 | Evaluates the effectiveness of different communicative approaches in various socio-cultural contexts. |
| LO07 | Analyzes personal language use and evaluates its impact on intergroup relations. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have knowledge on theory, practice and terminology in the area of learning and teaching English as a foreign language | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knowledge on the basic concept, theories and movement in the areas of linguistics, culture, literature, translation and communication. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knowledge on learner variables such as age, level, learning styles and strategies and their impact on the process of learning and teaching English | 1 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have knowledge on qualitative and quantitative research methods in the area | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can reconstruct knowledge by using pedagogical skills, and develop lesson plans, methods, materials, activities and assessment samples by taking learners´´ ages, levels and needs into account | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use information technologies effectively in the process of planning both learning and teaching by taking developmental characteristics and individual differences of learners into account | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Analyze teaching materials with a critical perspective and adopt and develop these teaching materials | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the problems in the process of English language teaching and offer effective solutions to these problems | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use teaching methods and techniques in order to develop learners´´ critical and creative thinking skills, and problem solving skills | 4 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the students´´ learning outcomes multi-directionally by using various methods | 1 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students can take responsibility as an individual and as a member of a team to solve the problems in English language teaching and can develop pedagogical knowledge and skills in a continuous manner | |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develop independent behavioral skills such as taking initiative and being creative in teaching practices | |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students can recognize themselves as individuals and use their strengths and learn from their weaknesses | |
| PLO14 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Use the ways to access information effectively | 5 |
| PLO15 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Use language learning strategies effectively | 5 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students can use information and communication strategies in the area of English language teaching | 4 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Be aware of cultural factors at a national and international level which might be influential in English language teaching | 5 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students can recognize the structure, purpose and function of the National Education System and act in accordance with the legislation, democratic, social, scientific and cultural values, and professional code of ethics | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Communicate with the school administration, parents, colleagues and non-governmental organizations in order to develop individual, psychological, ethical, social and cultural skills of learners | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students can have professional self-confidence and grasp , internalize and implement social and cultural responsibilities as a teacher |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Language Power Techniques | examines the syllabus | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 2 | Exploring Grammar Features | reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Metaphor and Language Manipulation | reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Doublespeak and Language Deception | reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Pronouns and Social Identity | reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Epithets and Stereotyping in Language | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Hyperbole and Exaggeration in Public Discourse | research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | research | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | Storytelling, Propaganda, and Media Narratives | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 10 | Analyzing Political Speech | research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 11 | Censorship and Control over Language | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Corpus Analysis in Language Studies | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 13 | Developing Critical Language Skills | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Advanced Grammar and Rhetoric Techniques | research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Application of Language Analysis in Real-World Scenarios | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | term project preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | term project preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||