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Information
| Code | INGS201 |
| Name | Language and Society |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. 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. ZUHAL OKAN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. ZUHAL OKAN
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to help students notice the relationship between language and society and raise their awareness of how language practice differs depending on regional and social differences in the society. The course also aims to exchange information on topics lije language and gender, bilingualism and diglossia.
Course Content
This course deals with the relationship between language and society, basic concepts and terms and how social and regional differences have an impact on language use. The relationship between language and culture and language planning issues will also be covered in the course.
Course Precondition
none
Resources
Spolsky, B.2003. Sociolinguistics. Oxford University Press. McKay,S.L.Mesthrie, Rajend. 2011. The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Cambridge.ve N.Hornberger. 1996. Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching. Cambridge.
Notes
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | She recognizes and grasps the relationship between language and society. |
| LO02 | She learns basic concepts and terminology related to language and society. |
| LO03 | She becomes aware of the impact of regional and social differences on language use. |
| LO04 | She learns about the relationship between language and culture. |
| LO05 | She is introduced to concepts of biligualism and multilingualism. |
| LO06 | She explains the concepts related to language and gender |
| LO07 | She works on texts showing the relationship betweem language and gender. |
| LO08 | She explains how the relationship between language and society is reflected on teaching foreign languages. |
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 | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knowledge on the basic concept, theories and movement in the areas of linguistics, culture, literature, translation and communication. | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have knowledge on qualitative and quantitative research methods in the area | |
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluate the students´´ learning outcomes multi-directionally by using various methods | 4 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| PLO15 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Use language learning strategies effectively | 4 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students can use information and communication strategies in the area of English language teaching | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Language and society:Introduction | reading, finding out terms | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Basic concepts and terms | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Dialect, accent and style | reading, beyin fırtınası | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası, Örnek Olay |
| 4 | Regional and social dialect | reading, örnek verme | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 5 | Language and gender 1 | reading, tartışma | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 6 | Language and gender 2 | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 7 | Register, domain and slang | reading, observation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Bilingualism | reading, examples | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Multilingualism | reading different sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Code-switching-mixing | reading, searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 12 | Pidgins and creoles | Finding different locations | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 13 | Language and culture | reading, searching internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Language planning | reading, finding sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | revision | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 16 | Term assessment | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | 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 | ||