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| Code | AS440 |
| Name | Text Analysis |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to gain students the skill to absorb written, oral or visual texts beyond their surface meanings by utilizing relevant approaches and methods of analysis along with the theoretical knowledge underlying those methods and approaches. The students are also expected to be able to analyze different types of texts in the field of Communication Studies as well as developing a deeper understanding of the world around them and the skill to produce adequate texts themselves, while discovering the dynamic patterning of the text development.
Course Content
With specific focus on the dynamic nature of texts as communicative arenas, this course will mainly deal with issues, starting with the concept of textuality, generic and common features of written, oral and visual texts, various methods employed in the field of Text Analysis and underlying theories and approaches. Also included in the syllabus are the applications of the methods presented, on various texts that are of interest in the domain of Communication Studies, such as news articles, news reports, ads and political texts. Some class time will also be allocated for discussing individual term projects.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Metin Çözümlemeleri, Yasemin G. İnceoğlu ve Nebahat A. Çomak, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2016.
Notes
Metin Çözümleme, Fatma Okumuş, Urzeni Yayıncılık, 2020.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines the concept of text and basic features of textuality. |
| LO02 | Identifies specific and common features of written, oral and visual texts. |
| LO03 | Displays awareness of the dynamic nature of the text. |
| LO04 | Recognizes the basic concepts methods and approaches used in Text Analysis. |
| LO05 | Selects relevant method of investigation regarding a specific text type. |
| LO06 | Performs the skill of analyzing various texts in his/her field of study using relevant methodological tools. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | 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.). | 4 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | 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 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | 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. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | 1 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | 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. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | 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. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | 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 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | 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 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | 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. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | 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. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, | 5 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | 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) | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction the course | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | What is text | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Language, discourse and meaning | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Categorizing of text | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Basic analysis techniques on communication studies I: Critical Discourse Analysis | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Basic analysis techniques on communication studies II: Semiotic Analysis | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Basic analysis techniques on communication studies III: Reception Analysis | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading, practice | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Written texts: Newsreports-newspaperarticles | Reading, practice | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 10 | Written texts: Printed ads | Reading, practice | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Grup Çalışması |
| 11 | Visual texts: TV commercials | Reading, practice | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Grup Çalışması |
| 12 | Oral texts (Discourse) | Reading, practice | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Grup Çalışması, Örnek Olay |
| 13 | Presentation of student projects and peer assessment 2 | Reading, prepare presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Presentation of student projects 2 | Reading, prepare presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Presentation of student projects 3 | Reading, prepare presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading, practice | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading, practice | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
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 | ||