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| Code | INGS303 |
| Name | Teaching Pragmatics |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 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 |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ABDURRAHMAN KİLİMCİ
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ABDURRAHMAN KİLİMCİ (B Group) (Ins. in Charge) |
Course Goal / Objective
To enable students to define the fundamental concepts of pragmatics and its role in communication, analyze pragmatic theories, and apply these theories in teaching processes.
Course Content
This course focuses on the use of language within the framework of pragmatics, a subfield of linguistics. It addresses pragmatic theories, the relationship between pragmatics and linguistics, and the integration of these concepts into teaching processes.
Course Precondition
NA
Resources
Huang Y. (2015). Pragmatics (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press
Notes
Burton-Roberts N. (2007). Pragmatics. Palgrave Macmillan.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Analyzes the intersection between pragmatic and semantic interpretations and explains its impact on communication. |
| LO02 | Analyzes how individuals reconstruct meaning within a social context through discourse. |
| LO03 | Evaluates pragmatic approaches by integrating past, present, and future perspectives. |
| LO04 | Analyzes the relationship between pragmatics and other subfields of linguistics and explains its impact on language teaching. |
| LO05 | Applies pragmatic strategies in various communication contexts and evaluates their effectiveness. |
| LO06 | Critically analyzes theories in pragmatics and evaluates their impact on language teaching. |
| LO07 | Identifies pragmatic failures in everyday communication and develops solutions to address them. |
| LO08 | Integrates pragmatic analyses into teaching materials and applies these materials for effective instruction. |
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 | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knowledge on the basic concept, theories and movement in the areas of linguistics, culture, literature, translation and communication. | 5 |
| 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 | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have knowledge on qualitative and quantitative research methods in the area | 2 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Analyze teaching materials with a critical perspective and adopt and develop these teaching materials | 3 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the problems in the process of English language teaching and offer effective solutions to these problems | 3 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 4 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develop independent behavioral skills such as taking initiative and being creative in teaching practices | 3 |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students can recognize themselves as individuals and use their strengths and learn from their weaknesses | 4 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students can have professional self-confidence and grasp , internalize and implement social and cultural responsibilities as a teacher | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to pragmatics | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 2 | Scope of pragmatics and fundamental theories | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 3 | Investigation and discussion of the studies on pragmatics | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 4 | Factors for the emergence of pragmatics | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri |
| 5 | Concept of language in pragmatics | Review of the literature | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri |
| 6 | Definition of meaning in semantics and pragmatics | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 7 | Introduction of the terminology in pragmatics and differences among them. | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading, research | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | The relationship between pragmatics and the other subfields in linguistics | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri |
| 10 | Underlying theories and their contributions to the field | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri |
| 11 | Examining the underlying theories ın terms of communication | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Speech-act theory | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 13 | Context and Contextual dependency | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | Communicative and pragmatic competence | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Gösterip Yaptırma, Benzetim, Örnek Olay |
| 15 | Relevance theory | Reading, research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Benzetim |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,52 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||