TAE643 - ENDANGERED TURKIC LANGUAGES I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDANGERED TURKIC LANGUAGES I | TAE643 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assistant Professor Mikail CENGÄ°Z | |||||
| Course objective | -To review various theories on the concept of endangered language, -To teach terms related to endangered languages, -To teach world-language ecology, -To introduce how to use techniques and methods that are harnessed for language documentation, -To teach endangering process of languages and its phases, -To introduce sociolinguistic structures of endangered Turkic languages. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Theories on endangered languages, Conceptual framework of endangered languages, Language ecology, Endangering phases of endangered languages, Documentation of endangered languages, Methods and techniques of language documentation, Digital archiving of endangered languages and sharing it, Turkic languages exposed to extinction. | |||||
| References | Austin, P. (2004). Language documentation and description Volume 1-10. London: Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project. Austin, P. K., Sallabank, J. (2011). The Cambridge handbook of endangered languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Bouquiaux, L., Jacqueline, M. C. T., James, R. (1992). Studying and Describing Unwritten Languages. SIL International. Brenzınger, M. (1992). Language Death: Factual and Theoretical Explorations With Special Reference to East Africa. Berlin-New York: Mouton de Gruyter. Chambers, J.K., Trudgill, P. (1998). Dialectology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Crystal, D. (2007). Dillerin Katli Bir Dilin Katli Bir Milletin Ölümüdür. İstanbul: Profil. De Dominicis, A. (2006). Undescribed and Endangered Languages: the Preservation of Linguistic Diversity. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Pub. Harrison, K. D. (2007). When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and The Erosion of Human Knowledge. New York: Oxford University Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Approaches to endangered languages |
| Week 2 | Criticism on theories |
| Week 3 | Endangering criteria |
| Week 4 | Terminology of endangered languages: language death, dialect death, language loss, language shift |
| Week 5 | Terminology of endangered languages: language ecology and language variety in the world |
| Week 6 | Distribution of endangered languages |
| Week 7 | Terminology of endangered languages: minority, majority, mother tongue; heritage, local, killer language |
| Week 8 | Bilingualism and multilingualism |
| Week 9 | Levels of language erosion |
| Week 10 | Code-mixing and code switching |
| Week 11 | Methods and techniques of language documentation |
| Week 12 | Digital archiving of endangered languages |
| Week 13 | UNESCO endangered languages program |
| Week 14 | Revival studies for endangered languages |
| Week 15 | Endangered Turkic languages |
| 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 | 25 |
| Presentation | 2 | 25 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 99 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Comprehend Turkish language, social structure, historical and cultural process in an interdisciplinary perspective, analytical and holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Use the research methods of history, linguistics and folklore in order to search the political, social and cultural features of Turkish speaking communities. | X | ||||
| 3. List Turkish speaking people and communities from past to present, explain socio-cultural structure of them and geography they live in. | X | ||||
| 4. Explain the importance of migration, geographical, technological condition in the changes of language, culture and social structure. | X | ||||
| 5. Comprehend the social structure of Turkish communities, the demographic, social problems caused by contact other civilizations. | X | ||||
| 6. Explains regional, global issues in socio-cultural fields, makes predictions about future in a holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 7. Discusses the data for the reproduction of traditional and contemporary values of Turkish social structure that should be transferred to next generations. | X | ||||
| 8. Reads and analyses at least one of the source languages of Turkish culture. | X | ||||
| 9. Evaluates social, economic, scientific and technological developments in a historical perspective as an expert. | X | ||||
| 10. Gains an analytic perspective, make self-criticism, presents thoughts scientifically. | X | ||||
| 11. Be aware of cultural differences and show respect for them. | X | ||||
| 12. Advance their education. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest