A general information about language in general and world languages, the historical evolution of Turkish and its relationship with other languages, phonetical and morphological characteristics of Modern Turkish, applying/practicing rules of orthography and punctuation
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Course Learning Outcomes
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1-Aims at helping students use punctuation marks and orthography correctly |
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2-Aims at helping students understand basic features of language and criteria for classifying languages |
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3-Aims at helping students remember the evolution of Turkish |
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4-Aims at teaching students features of Turkish and how to apply them 5-Aims at improving students’ skills in written and oral narration |
1,4 |
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Course Flow
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COURSE CONTENT |
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Topics |
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Introduction, Discussion of the course and syllabus. |
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Definition of language, features of language, language-consciousness, language-culture relationship. |
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Languages and language families in the world. The place and adventure of Turkish among these languages. Orkhon Inscriptions. |
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Orkhon Inscriptions review |
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Written language applications (1): Sentence, "tweet", paragraph, text. |
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Written language applications (2): Petition, report, official report (accident report). |
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Midterm Exam |
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Determining the debate teams. Discussion of the Safsatalar: Aklın Kırk Haramisi. Basic Concepts: Logic, Proposition, Premise, Inference, Argument, Formation. Fallacy and Its Types: Formal Fallacies and Informal Fallacies. Ad Hominem, Ad Verecundiam, Bandwagon, Ad Populum, Straw-Man. |
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Ad Ignorantiam, Slippery Slope, Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc / Hence, then so, Uncertainty Fallacies, Category Fallacies, False Analogy, Black or White Fallacy (Black & White), Petitio Principii. |
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10 |
Debate |
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11 |
Debate |
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12 |
Debate |
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13 |
Debate |
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14 |
Debate |
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15 |
Debate |
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16 |
Final |
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Recommended Sources
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Aksan, Doğan. “Anadili”. Türk Dili,31/285. s. 423-434. 1975. Aksan, Doğan. Her Yönüyle Dil, Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. 3 cilt , Ankara. 1987. Aksan, Doğan, Türkiye Türkçesinin Dünü, Bugünü, Yarını, Ankara, Bilgi Yayınevi. 2000. Alpay, Yalın. Yalanın Siyaseti: Yalanın Meşrulaştırılması, Hakikatin Önemsizleşmesi ve Hileli Akıl Yürütme Teknikleri… İstanbul: Destek Yayınları, 2017. Eden, Sinan. İklim Krizi ve Yaptırmamak. İstanbul: Doruk Yayınları, 2015. Ergin, Muharrem. Orhun Abideleri. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Yayınları, 2017. Uyar, Tevfik. Safsatalar: Aklın Kırk Haramisi. İstanbul: Destek Yayınları, 2019. Tekin, Talât. Orhon Yazıtları: Kül Tigin, Bilge Kağan, Tunyukuk. İstanbul: Bilgesu Yayıncılık, 2017. Tokar, Brian. İklim Adaletine Doğru. Çev. Sezgin Ata. İstanbul: Öteki Yayınevi, 2014. Kuran, Evrim. Telgraftan Tablete: Türkiye’nin Dört Kuşağı. İstanbul: Destek Yayınları, 2018. McKibben Bill. Doğanın Sonu. Çev. Berna Göl ve İlksen Mavituna. İstanbul: Everest Yayınları, 2015. Russel, Bertrand. Aylaklığa Övgü. Çev. Mete Ergin. İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 2018. Vassaf, Gündüz. Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm. Çev. Zehra Gençosman ve Ömer Madra. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2019. “Crash Course YouTube Kanalı”, “How To Argue – Philosophical Reasoning”: “Crash Course YouTube Kanalı”, “How To Argue – Induction & Abduction”: https://defterarkasi.com/2017/09/24/ad-hominem-nedir-ne-degildir/ İFA Youtube Kanalı, Safsata Savar Programı https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Z9sJhCrPk&list=PL4sLdg6opbB6hikq23... https://yalansavar.org/2014/08/26/safsatalar/2 https://yalansavar.org/yalansavar-safsatalar-listesi/ https://yalansavar.org/2016/03/28/podcast-4-safsatalar-ve-sofistler/ Leo Murray, “Uyan Kafayı Ye, Sonra da Aklını Başına Topla”. |
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Material Sharing
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MATERIAL SHARING |
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Documents |
Xerox copies given to students before class. |
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Assessment
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ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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PERCENTAGE |
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Mid-terms |
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50 |
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Quizzes |
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Attendance |
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FINAL |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
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Total |
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100 |
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Course’s Contribution to Program
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM |
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Program Learning Outcomes |
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S/he has theoretical knowledge about the field of public relations |
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S/he knows the research methods and techniques that are related to the field of public relations. |
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X |
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S/he has knowledge and awareness about the interdisciplinary issues that are required by the field. S/he comprehends the relation of those issues with public relations. |
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X |
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S/he is able to make oral presentations in English about her/his field. |
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X |
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S/he has the digital competencies that are required by the field. |
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X |
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S/he has the ability of creative thinking that is required by the field of public relations. |
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X |
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S/he has the abilities of research, planning, implementation, measurement and assessment that are necessary for a successful public relations practice. |
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X |
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S/he evaluates and applies the knowledge and abilities she/he has acquired in her/his field to partner organizations in the sector through teamwork. |
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X |
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S/he is able to evaluate the knowledge and abilities she/he has acquired in her/his field from an analytical and critical perspective. |
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X |
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S/he has the awareness of practicing and developing the profession of public relations by adhering to ethical rules. |
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x |
ECTS
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Course Duration |
15 |
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30 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
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15 |
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Mid-terms |
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Homework |
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Final |
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2 |
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Total Work Load |
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50 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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2 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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