Ä°DB751 - ADVANCED FIELDWORK IN LINGUISTICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED FIELDWORK IN LINGUISTICS | Ä°DB751 | 2nd 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 conduct micro and macro linguistic studies on the examples of different world languages. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The historical development and functions of field research; basic differences between old and new field studies; field study methods and constraints; an interdisciplinarian approach to field linguistics; ways of collecting natural data; project work: how to design, how to carry it out and how to gain results. Interpretation of the findings in the light of relevant theories. | |||||
| References | Hammond, S. A., Royal, C. (2001). Lessons from the Field: Applying Aprreciative Inquiry. Plano, TX: Thin Book Pub. Kibrik, A. B. (1977) Methodology of Field Investigations in Linguistics. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. Ladefoged, P. (2003) Phonetic Data Analysis : Introduction to Fieldwork and Instrumental Techniques. Malden, MA: Blackwell. Newman, P. & M Ratliff (2001) Linguistic Fieldwork. Cambridge: Cambridge. Vaux, B. C. (1999) Introduction to Field Methods. Münih: Lincom. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction of field studies in linguistics and basic concepts |
| Week 2 | Analysis of the samples of natural language |
| Week 3 | Methods and techniques in collecting data of natural language |
| Week 4 | Topics that should be taken into consideration in collecting data of natural language |
| Week 5 | Methods and techniques in analysis data of natural language |
| Week 6 | Analysis of the data according to the structures of language |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Sociolinguistic analysis of the data |
| Week 9 | Steps in selecting the participants |
| Week 10 | Investigation of the fieldwork studies that exemplifies the participant selection |
| Week 11 | Investigation of the previous fieldwork studies |
| Week 12 | Design of an fieldwork study |
| Week 13 | Presentation and discussion of the field work designs in classroom |
| Week 14 | Presentation and discussion of the data collected for field studies |
| 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 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 8 | 11 | 88 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 15 | 105 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 114 | 450 |
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