Ä°DB729 - NEW ORIENTATIONS IN SYNTAX
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW ORIENTATIONS IN SYNTAX | Ä°DB729 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty members | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to study current syntactic approaches to language analysis. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Current syntactic approaches to language analysis | |||||
| References | Chomsky, N. (1982). The Generative Enterprise. Holland: Foris Publications. Dik, C. S. (1989). The Theory of Functional Grammar, Dordreicht: Foris Publications. Droste, F. G. ve J.E. Joseph. (Eds.) (1991). Linguistic Theory and Grammatical Description.bAmsterdam: J. Benjamins. Halliday, MAK. (1985). An Introduction to Functional Grammar. London: E. Arnaold. Langacker, R. (1987). Foundations of Cognitive Grammar. Standford: Standford University Press. Radford, A. (1988). Transformational Syntax. Cambridge: CUP. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Theories in syntax |
| Week 2 | Generative syntax |
| Week 3 | Investigation and discussion of the studies based on theories in syntax |
| Week 4 | Government and binding theory |
| Week 5 | Investigation and discussion of the studies based on government and binding theory |
| Week 6 | Minimalist program |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Investigation and discussion of the studies based minimalist program |
| Week 9 | Systemic functional grammar |
| Week 10 | Investigation and discussion of the studies based on systemic functional grammar |
| Week 11 | Lexical functional grammar |
| Week 12 | Investigation and discussion of the studies based on lexical functional grammar |
| Week 13 | Optimality theory on syntax |
| Week 14 | Investigation and discussion of the syntactic studies based on optimality theory |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 8 | 8 | 64 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 10 | 70 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 67 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest