TÄ°D606 - SIGN LANGUAGE and LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGN LANGUAGE and LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | TÄ°D606 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Other: hands-on workshops | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Members of the department | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of the course is to introduce to the students the fundamental theories on first and second language acquisition and to make them be aware of and evaluate the research carried out on first and second language acquisition. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The course covers the comparative analysis of the theories concerning first and second language acquisition. It includes issues as phases of language acquisition and development. Moreover, these issues will also be taken into consideration in the context of sign languages. | |||||
| References | Bloom,P.(ed).(1993). Language Acquisition: Core Readings. Cambridge. CUP. Tomasello,M.(2005). Constructing A Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Saffran, J.R. et.al. (2001).The Acquisition of Language by Children. In National Academy of Sciences Magazine, pp. 12874-11875. Morgan, G. and B. Woll (ed.). (2002). Directions in Sign Language Acquisition. John Benjamins Publishing | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Fundamental concepts of language acquisition |
| Week 3 | Initial phases of language acquisition |
| Week 4 | Initial phases of language acquisition |
| Week 5 | Theories of first language acquisition |
| Week 6 | Theories of first language acquisition |
| Week 7 | Midterm |
| Week 8 | Acquisition of lexicon |
| Week 9 | Acquisition of syntax |
| Week 10 | Second language acquisition |
| Week 11 | Second language acquisition |
| Week 12 | Acquisition of sign languages (phonology) |
| Week 13 | Acquisition of sign languages (morphology-syntax) |
| Week 14 | Acquisition of sign languages (lexicon) |
| Week 15 | Overview |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 38 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 25 |
| Total | 50 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 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) | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 131 | 192 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Will gain knowledge about the basic concepts of linguistics and linguistic features of sign languages. | X | ||||
| 2. Will survey the literature on interdisciplinary areas pertaining to sign linguistics and understand the interaction of sign linguistics with fields such as sociology, translation sciences and communication sciences. | |||||
| 3. Have knowledge about the historical development of sign languages and Turkish Sign Language. | |||||
| 4. Will evaluate phenomena such as language contact, language genesis, creole, bilingualism within the context of sign languages. | X | ||||
| 5. Develop research design on sign linguistics and make data analyses through efficient use of academic resources. | X | ||||
| 6. Pursue academic studies, plan related activities, monitor the Pursue academic studies, plan related activities, monitor the process, decide on and apply ways of accessing information. | |||||
| 7. Will carry out scientific research independently by using knowledge in linguistics, translation studies, communication sciences and related fields and present it. | |||||
| 8. Use their knowledge within the perspective of social responsibility and scientific ethic values. | X | ||||
| 9. Have general knowledge of the cultures of the languages they work on. | X | ||||
| 10. Master the languages they work with sufficiently in different communication situations. | X | ||||
| 11. Have fundamental knowledge of terminology and special field knowledge in order to make TID-Turkish/Turkish-TID translations. | X | ||||
| 12. Have professional knowledge of translation and translation studies. | X | ||||
| 13. Define stages of translation processes, translation strategies and problems encountered and develop methods for solving these problems. | X | ||||
| 14. Communicate effectively at basic level in TID. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest