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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Semantics and Visual Analysis HIT333 Elective Bachelor's degree 3 Fall 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Zeynep Benan DONDURUCU
Associate Prof. Dr. Banu KÜÇÜKSARAÇ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define the meaning and types.
2) Identifie the indicators and indicator types.
3) Evaluate theorists working on semantics.
4) Define the relationship between meaning and ideology.
5) Analyze based on formalists.
6) Evaluate the perception situation on indicators.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation High High Middle High High Middle High High
2 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
4 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
6 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None.

Course Contents

In this course, meaning Definition: Definition, Types of meaning Denotation - connotation, metaphor, metonymy; Indicator Theories: A de Saussure, B. C. Q. Peirce, U. Eco Symbol Definitions, Interpretations and analyzes: Story interpretation analysis, Advertisement interpretation and analysis, interpretation and analysis Location, video clips, reviews, and video-clip analysis, Poetry, reviews and poetry, analysis, review and sculpture Sculpture analysis. are studied.

Weekly Schedule

1) Transferring information to students about the course in general.
2) Transferring the concept of semiotics.
3) Transfer of the historical process of semiotics
4) Transferred to Ferdinand de Saussure's work.
5) Charles Sanders Pierce will be transferred to work.
6) Transferring the work of Roland Barthes.
7) Algirdas Julien Greimas In theory and transfer of information about the activities of
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Example Ad Analysis
10) Example Ad Analysis
11) Example Logo Analysis
12) Sample Dress Code Analysis
13) Example Painting Analysis
14) Example Image Analysis
15) Overall Rating
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Fatma Erkman Akerson, Göstergebilime Giriş, 1. bs., İstanbul: Multilingual Yayıncılık,2005
2- Pierre Guiraud, Anlambilim, 5.bs, Ankara: Multilingual Yayıncılık, 2009.
3- Mehmet Rıfat, 20. Yüzyılda Dilbilim ve Göstergebilim Kuramları- 1-2, İstanbul: YKY, 2008.
4- Roland Barthes, Çağdaş Söylenler, Metis Yay Vladimir Propp, Masalın Biçimbilimi, BFS Yay

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Self Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

20%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required