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KAC5022Language and Gender3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
Department
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide an understanding of the relationship between the nature and use of language as a determinant of communication in the context of language and gender; attention to detail on the way to becoming a conscious language user.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : analyzes language and gender concepts from a comparative perspective.1,53,5,
PO - 2 : identifies differences in gender-specific language use.5,8
PO - 3 : sexist attitudes can be detected through language use.1,8
PO - 4 : utilizes language affirmatively and consciously in order to eliminate gender discrimination.7,9
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Gender markers in languages within the framework of the duality of language and gender; gendered aspects of language use; sexist language use in literary works, written and visual media, and vocabulary.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1social language and gender as a sociolinguistic component
 Week 2language and gender as cultural codes
 Week 3language and language types
 Week 4gender concept
 Week 5language and gender relationship; comparison of the concept of gender in different languages
 Week 6male and female names and titles and the language used in their definitions
 Week 7sexist attitudes in language use
 Week 8MIDTERM
 Week 9in the presence of words; Gender concept in stereotypes with proverbs and idioms
 Week 10examples of language use and gender markers in the press
 Week 11MIDTERM
 Week 12advertising language and gender concept
 Week 13use of sexist language in visual media
 Week 14use of sexist language in literary texts
 Week 15FINAL EXAM
 Week 16
 
Textbook / Material
1Çolak, Gülcan. 2019; Toplumdilbilimi, Bilge Kültür Sanat, No: 918, İstanbul.
2Özbay, Cenk- Terzioğlu, Ayşecan (Derleyen). Haziran 2019; Dicle Koğacıoğlu Kitabı: Türkiye'de Cinsiyet Kültürleri, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Khajeh hatami, Merve. 2018; Toplumsal Cinsiyetin Sosyolinguistik Göstergeleri: Tebriz Örneği, Hacettepe Üniversitesi (Yayınlanmamış Yl Tezi), Ankara.
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Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 02/12/2022 2 25
Quiz 11 30/12/2022 2 25
Laboratory exam -
Project -
End-of-term exam 15 03/12/2023 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term