IDB800 - PREPARATION FOR THE PHD PROFICIENCY EXAM
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREPARATION FOR THE PHD PROFICIENCY EXAM | IDB800 | 4th Semester | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty members | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to prepare the students for the PhD proficiency exam which aims at making students think scientifically, internalize scientific methods, and evaluating their level of carrying out a scientific research. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The discussion and commentation of selected articles and books from micro and macro fields of linguistics in order to prepare the students for the PhD proficiency exam. | |||||
| References | Aronoff, M. and J.Rees-Miller (eds.) (2003). The Handbook of Linguistics, Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Boeschoten, H. and Verhoven, L.(eds.) (1991). Turkish Linguistics Today. Leiden: E.J. Brill. Carroll, David W. 1994. Psychology of Language. California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. Chomsky, N. (1982). The Generative Enterprise. Holland: Foris Publications. Coulmas, F. (1996) The Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Blackwell. Crain, S. & Martin, D. L. (1999). An Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Language Acquisition. Massachusetts: Blackwell. Fromkin, A.V. (2001). An Introduction to Linguistic Theory. Massachusetts: Blackwell. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Phonetics for Linguists, understanding of issues in phonetics and the acoustic and perceptual study of speech. |
| Week 2 | Phonology, phonetics, syllabic and prosodic phenomena, distinctive features, morphophonemic alternation, phonological systems and processes. |
| Week 3 | Morphology, word structure, derivation and inflection. The position of morphology in a grammar, the relationship between morphology and the rest of the grammar, typology, cultural and conceptual categories. |
| Week 4 | Syntax, the generative-transformational model of syntax, further investigation of the generative-transformational model of syntax: advanced clause structure, binding theory, constraints on movement and Logical Form. |
| Week 5 | Semantics and pragmatics: the interpretation of meaning in the frame of semantics and pragmatics. |
| Week 6 | Psycholinguistics: issues in psycholinguistic research, including language production, comprehension, acquisition, development and analyzing experimental data. |
| Week 7 | Cognitive linguistics: language and mind based theories, the interpretation of linguistic structures in mind, and the relationship of different linguistic processes with language processing. |
| Week 8 | Discourse analysis: macro approaches like, discourse and linguistics, discourse and society, discourse and psycholinguistics, discourse and philosophy; and micro approaches like, discourse and grammar, discourse and meaning, discourse and lexicon |
| Week 9 | Sociolinguistics: Language in the construction of cultural, sex, and gender roles within a culture. Applications of sociolinguistics to applied linguistics, social sciences, and education. |
| Week 10 | Philosophy of language: the relationship between logic, language and philosophy. |
| Week 11 | Comparative lexicography: Dictionary users, dictionary types, monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, data collection and selection. |
| Week 12 | Historical linguistics studies: The historical and comparative studies carried out in 18th and 19th centuries, language families, and linguistic change. |
| Week 13 | Theoretical resource analysis: The explanation of the theories and methods produced in the 2nd half of the 20th century with instances from new linguistic studies, and the demonstration of on which grounds the investigation of human language stands i |
| Week 14 | Trends in linguistics: The analysis of the trends emerged especially in the 20th century in linguistics, and the evaluation and discussion of these trends through social and humanitarian sciences point of views. |
| Week 15 | Modern linguistic interpretations: the discussion on the modern theoretical and applied issues in linguistics, the contents and methods of interdisciplinary analysis tendencies. |
| 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Assignments | 7 | 0 |
| Presentation | 7 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 28 | 0 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 30 | 420 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 7 | 20 | 140 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 20 | 140 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 144 | 144 |
| Total Workload | 43 | 218 | 900 |
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