| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiotics | FKP218 | Elective | Associate degree | 2 | Spring | 2 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Erdal METE
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explaining the theories of semiotics and semiotics.
2) Explaining the semiotics of cinema.
3) Explaining the semiotic film analysis.
4) Comment on something the movies.
5) Explaining the gramer of cinema.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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| 1 | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Low | |
| 2 | Low | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Low | |
| 3 | Low | High | Low | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Low | |
| 4 | Low | High | Low | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Low | |
| 5 | Low | High | Low | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None.
Course Contents
Theories of Saussure and his successors, the definition of semiotics, showing / shown relationships, building units, public and ritual icons, semiotics of cinema.
Weekly Schedule
1) Ferdinand de Sauusure and "General Linguistics Courses"2) S. Pierce and Roman Jacobson. Semiotic in the cinema.
3) First theories on the cinema: The Russian formalist, Arnheim, Kracauer, Jean mitry Andre Bazin.
4) First theories on the cinema: The Russian formalist, Arnheim, Kracauer, Jean mitry Andre Bazin.
5) Example film analysis.
6) Fiction, light, plastic items, body language, acting in terms of indicators.
7) Example film analysis.
8) Mid-term exam
9) Plain meaning-connotation meaning, theme.
10) Example film analysis.
11) American structuralism.
12) And Vladimir Propp ve Tales of the Morphology.
13) Contemporary theories of semiotics.
14) Roland Barthes's semiotic theory.
15) Jean Baudrillard and poststructuralism.
16) Final exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Dilbilim ve Göstergebilimin Çağdaş Kuramları-Mehmet Rifat
2- Bir Film Nasıl Okunur-James Monoco
3- Kitle İletişiminde Çözümleme Yöntemleri-Arthur Asa Berger
4- Sinemanın Gizli Dili-Jean Claude Carriere
5- Sinemada Anlam ve Anlatım-Oğuz Adanır
6- Gösterimlerin Çözümlemesi-Patrice Pavis
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Demonstration
4) Simulation
5) Case Study
6) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required