Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
The course aims to achieve students acquire qualification in using and controlling the language, improve themselves in this field and contribute to their professional development.
Course Content:
The course will cover the basic principles of speaking and voice control, accent in text reading and news presentation, intonation, use of body language, and news presentation.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Exam B: Oral exam / Presentation
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) Obtains skills of accurate speaking of Turkish. | 1, 3, 9 | 1, 2 | A |
| 2) Explains Turkish alphabet and the accurate practice vowels and consonants, syllables, words, sentences. | 1, 9 | 1, 2 | A |
| 3) Obtains skills of breathing, diction and articulation techniques. | 1, 9 | 1, 2 | A |
| 4) Obtains skills of how to announce and read news on radio and TV. | 1, 2, 3, 9 | 1, 2 | A |
| 5) Exercises successfully the tools which serve the world of communication of contemporary science and technology. | 1, 3, 9 | 1, 2 | A |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | An introductory meeting will be held with the students and expectations from the course will be discussed. | Fundamentals of Announcing and Diction |
| 2 | Information about the importance and history of mother tongue Turkish will be given. | Fundamentals of Announcing and Diction |
| 3 |
Accompanied by breathing and articulation techniques
The use of vowels and consonants will be covered. |
Fundamentals of Announcing and Diction |
| 4 | Diction, the art of speaking, the correct use of words will be covered. | Diction Techniques |
| 5 | Practices of syllable, word and sentence formation will be given. | Diction Techniques |
| 6 | Appropriate practices for news reading technique will be covered. | News Reading Techniques |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Reading techniques used in news broadcasting will be included. | Reading Techniques |
| 9 | Reading and presentation practices will be included. | Reading and Announcing Techniques |
| 10 | The importance of reading and pronunciation will be taught with practices. | Practices |
| 11 |
Microphone usage techniques in audio and visual media will be covered,
interview studies with and without microphone will be included. |
Interviewing Techniques |
| 12 | There will be exercises on techniques of reading news, articles (prose), stories and poems. | Reading Techniques |
| 13 | Misuse of words and sentences, grammatical errors will be emphasized. | Pronouncing Techniques |
| 14 | Misuse of words and sentences, grammatical errors will be emphasized. | Pronouncing Techniques |
| 15 | Misuse of words and sentences, grammatical errors will be emphasized. | Pronouncing Techniques |
| 16 | Final Exam | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
*King, L. (1998). Kiminle, Ne Zaman, Nerede, Nasıl Konuşmalı: İyi konuşmanın sırları. çev.Yasemin Özdemir, İstanbul: İnkılap Yayınevi.
*Özkan, M. (2009). İnsan, İletişim ve Dil. İstanbul: Akademik Kitaplar. *Şenbay, N. (2016). Söz ve Diksiyon Sanatı. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları |
| Additional Resources |
*Aziz, A. (2006). Radyo ve Televizyon Yayıncılığı, Ankara: Turhan Türkçe “Off” Feyza Hepçilingirler Remzi Kitabevi
*Alperen, N. (1990). Türkçe ( Güzel Konuşma, Okuma ve Yazma) Öğretim Rehberi, İstanbul: Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları *Banarlı, N. S. (1972). Türkçe’nin Sırları. İstanbul: Tarih Yayınları *Türk Dil Kurumu Türkçe Sözlük 1-2 *Türk Dil Kurumu Yazım Kılavuzu |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Oral exam / Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | He/ She defines the basic concepts, principles and theoretical approaches of communication. | X | ||||
| 2 | He/ She defines the profession of journalism; demonstrate the ability to use, process and disseminate research and knowledge related to that field. | X | ||||
| 3 | He/ She gains knowledge about interdisciplinary issues and in the light of this information, he/she interprets the social effects and functions of mass media. | X | ||||
| 4 | He/ She discusses new concepts and approaches in the media. He/ She interprets these concepts by linking with the profession of journalism at national and international dimensions. | X | ||||
| 5 | He/ She establishes the connection between the profession of journalism and society, political, legal, cultural, historical and economic development; and analysis the power and states significance of the journalism in contemporary societies. | X | ||||
| 6 | He/ She Interpret the historical development process of media, gain the ability to explain the effects of media on historical events and facts. | X | ||||
| 7 | To evaluate radio, television and cinema fields in a wide range of cultural, economic and social relations from an institutional structuring to their products with an analytical and critical approach. | X | ||||
| 8 | He/ She applies the texts and images to different media by using the technical and theoretical discipline acquired in the journalism field. | X | ||||
| 9 | He/ She relates new communication technologies with journalistic practice and applies written and visual content suitable for digital media. | X | ||||
| 10 | He/ She deals with researching methodology and data generation methods in the field; prepares scientific papers with his/her information on this discipline. | X | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 12 | 6 | 72 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Oral exam / Presentation | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Final examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Work Load | 130 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5,2 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||
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