Introduction to Sociolinguistics (HUM310) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Introduction to Sociolinguistics	HUM310	General Elective	3	0	0	3	4

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Field Trip.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The objective of this course is to introduce students to current problems of linguistics, to give them a broad perspective on language and society relationships, and to develop research skills.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; In this course, students are expected to: - gain knowledge about factors contributing to the emergence of social approach to language; -understand language variation and explain the factors that are responsible for the formation of regional and social variation of languages; - have a broad perspective on various patterns of societal multilingualism and power relationships between/among languages; acknowledge global trends affecting multilingualism; - explain how (and what kind of) various political and socio-cultural factors can contribute to language maintenance; -understand and evaluate various methods used in linguistics research -perform a fieldwork using research methods.
Course Content	Factors contributing to the emergence of social approach to language; language variation and the factors that are responsible for the formation of regional and social variation of languages; various patterns of societal multilingualism and power relationships between/among languages; global trends affecting multilingualism; various political and socio-cultural factors that contribute to language maintenance; various methods used in linguistics research; a fieldwork using research methods.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to Linguistics
2	Language and Society
3	Distribution of languages in the world; languages and communities
4	Languages in contact: bilingualism and diglossia; multilingualism and polyglossia
5	Language Variation: Regional varieties
6	Language Variation: Social varieties
7	Mid-term
8	Words and Culture
9	Language Change and Shift
10	Language Policy and Planning
11	Language and Identity
12	Language Ecology
13	Student presentations on assigned journal articles/book sections	Sociolinguistics material (a journal article or a book section) assigned by the instructor
14	Student presentations on assigned journal articles/book sections	Sociolinguistics material (a journal article or a book section) assigned by the instructor
15	Student presentations on assigned journal articles/book sections	Sociolinguistics material (a journal article or a book section) assigned by the instructor
16	Fınal Exam Fieldwork assignments due

Sources

Course Book	1. Ronald Wardhaugh & Janet Fuller. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Blackwell Publishing. (2015)
	2. Rajend Mesthrie (ed). The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Cambridge University Press. (2011)
Other Sources	3. Marin J. Ball (ed). The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics around the World. Routlegde. (2010)
	4. Janet Holmes. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Routlegde. (2013)
	5. B. Spolsky. Language Policy. Cambridge. (2004)
	6. P. Trudgill. Sociolinguistics. An Introduction to Language and Society. Penguin Group. (2000).
	7. E. Sapir. Language. An Introduction to the Study of Speech. Harvest Books. (1921)
	8. T. Ricento (ed) An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method. Blackwell Publishing. (2006)
	9. Joshua A. Fishman “Reversing Language Shift”. Multilingual Matters LTD. Clevedon, 1997

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	20
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	1	15
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	1	15
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	20
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	5	100

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2	Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3	Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4	Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5	Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6	Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7	Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8	Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills
9	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning					X
10	Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11	Developing the skills of communication.
12	Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship	4	2	8
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	4	4
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	4	4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	8	8
Total Workload			100