COURSE SYLLABUS

CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTIC THEORIES AND LANGUAGE LEARNING / TEACHING

1	Course Title:	CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTIC THEORIES AND LANGUAGE LEARNING / TEACHING
2	Course Code:	ALM6111
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. YUNUS ALYAZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümü Alman Dili Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı Görükle Kampüsü 16059 Niüfer/Bursa E-Posta: alyaz@uludag.edu.tr Tel: +90 224 249 22 76
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Providing researchers with comprehensive information about contemporary developments in linguistics. Contemporary linguistic theories and the role of applied linguistics in language acquisition and foreign language teaching; analysis of methods, practices and materials in the teaching process of German as a foreign language from the perspective of contemporary linguistic theories.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The content of the course is aimed at contributing to develop of scientist qualifications of the students.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to explain contemporary linguistic theories.;
2	To be able to understand and explain the novelties of the contemporary linguistic theories.;
3	To be able to realize and explain the relationship between contemporary linguistic theories and language acquisition.;
4	To be able to grasp and explain the relationship between contemporary linguistic theories and foreign language education.;
5	To be able to evaluate the methods, implementations and materials used in the teaching of German as a foreign language from the perspective of contemporary linguistic theories.;
6	To be able to find up to date solutions to solve the problems arising in the process of foreign language learning and teaching.;
7	To be able to prepare scientific studies on the linguistic theories and language education.;
8	To be able to guide others on using language technology in language learning and teaching;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introducing of semester program, preparing of study plan.
2	Historical development of the linguistic theories.
3	Introduction into the generalized phrase structure grammar (GPSG).
4	Introduction to Head-driven phrase structure grammar (HPSG). Assigning research projects.
5	Introduction to the minimalist program (MP).
6	The relation between contemporary linguistic theories and language acquisition.
7	The relation between contemporary linguistic theories and foreign language teaching.
8	Contemporary linguistic theories and Common European Framework for languages.
9	Analyzing foreign language learning and teaching materials in terms of contemporary linguistic theories.
10	Investigating the relationship between language and culture in the process of foreign language learning and teaching in terms of contemporary linguistic theories.
11	21st century skills and contemporary linguistic theories.
12	Analysis of assessment and evaluation in foreign language teaching processes in terms of contemporary linguistic theories I: National and international exams.
13	Presentation and evaluation of research projects.
14	Discussing and evaluating the semester.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Gazdar, G., Klein, E., Pullum, G.K., & Sag, I.A. (1985). Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar. Cambridge: Harward University Press. 2) Pollard, C., & Sag, I.A. (1994): Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 3) Chomsky, A.N. (1995). The Minimalist Program. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. Chomsky, N.. (2014). The minimalist program: 20th anniversary edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. 4. Trim, J., North, B., Coste, D., & Sheils, J. (2001): Gemeinsamer europäischer Referenzrahmen für Sprachen: lernen, lehren, beurteilen, Niveau A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. Berlin, München, Linz: Klett 5. Müller, S. (2007). Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar: Eine Einführung. Tübingen: Stauffenburg. 6. Universität Leipzig (n.d). Minimalistisches Programm (Mini-Einführung). Online: https://home.uni-leipzig.de/heck/harmonser20/script7.pdf 7. Alyaz. Y. (2007). Çağdaş Dilbilim Kuramları ve Baş-Sürümlü Öbek Yapısal Dilbilgisi. Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 20(2), 221-242. Online: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/153314. 8. Şehitoğlu, T. (1996). A Sign-Based Phrase Structure Grammar For Turkish. Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi. Ortadoğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Ankara. Online: https://user.ceng.metu.edu.tr/~onur/papers/sehitoglu-ms-thesis.pdf 9. Fokkens, A., Poulson, L., & Bender, E. M. (2009). Inflectional Morphology in Turkish VP Coordination. In Müller, S. (Ed.). Proceedings of the HPSG09 Conference Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany. Stanford: CSLI. Online: http://web.stanford.edu/group/cslipublications/cslipublications/HPSG/2009/fokkens-poulson-bender.pdf 10. Clyne, M. (Ed.) (1992). Pluricentric Languages. Differing Norms in Different Nations. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	15
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	4	35
Final Exam	1	50
Total	6	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Traditional measurement and evaluation approach.
Information	Traditional assessment and evaluation approach including midterm exams, research projects and final exams are used in this course.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	1	14
Homeworks, Performances	4	10	20
Projects	2	10	20
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	2	2
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	3	3
Total WorkLoad			87
Total workload/ 30 hr			2,9
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	3	1
LO2	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	3	1
LO3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	3	1
LO4	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	3	1
LO5	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	1	3	1
LO6	3	3	2	5	5	3	4	3	1	1	3	1
LO7	3	3	2	5	5	3	4	4	1	1	4	4
LO8	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	1	1

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High