| Teaching Staff
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Prof. Dr. Abdülvahit ÇAKIR |
| Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
| Type Of Course |
Elective |
| Prerequisites |
None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The aim of this course is to introduce mass communication and its genres in English language and native languages, learn the structure and use of mass communication, compare its use and structure to web-based mass media, and produce text |
| Course Content |
The fundamental concepts in mass communication, the use and structure of English mass communication, the concepts of text producer and interpreter, gender roles in mass communication, various genres of news and the structure of the parts of news, electronic mass media and its use, comparison between native mass media and mass media in English language, producing a piece of text for mass communication |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
At the end of this course, students; 1) will know the place of English language in mass communication 2) will know the use and structure of English mass communication including its types 3) will understand the text producer and interpreter 4) will understand the gendered language in mass communication 5) will learn about electronic mass media, its structure and use 6) will be able to compare native languages and English language in mass media 7) will be able to produce a piece of text for mass communication |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction to Mass Communication and English language |
| 2. Week |
The use and structure of English Mass Communication and its types(newspapers, magazines, etc.) |
| 3. Week |
Who is text producer and interpreter |
| 4. Week |
Feminity and Masculinity in Mass Communication |
| 5. Week |
Foreign News |
| 6. Week |
Bussiness News |
| 7. Week |
Editor Letters |
| 8. Week |
Midterm Exam |
| 9. Week |
Language in Advertisement |
| 10. Week |
Headlines |
| 11. Week |
Introduction of electronic mass media |
| 12. Week |
The structure and the use of the language in web-based mass media such as blogs,Facebook,Twitter,etc. |
| 13. Week |
Comparing Native Mass Media with mass media in English Language |
| 14. Week |
Improving students’ writing skills in producing editorial letters |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
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| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
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