| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Semiotics | GMC116 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Spring | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. İhsan KARLI
Associate Prof. Dr. Göktürk YILDIZ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Comprehends the concepts of semiotics and the views of important thinkers in the field of semiotics.
2) Understands the socio-cultural analysis methods of visual codes and makes analysis.
3) Understands the relationship between society and semiotics.
4) Understands the features of critical discourse.
5) Distinguishes semiotic codes, makes analysis.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | |
| 2 | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 4 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 5 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
To convey socio-cultural analysis of indicators. To make history of semiotics and thinkers who contribute to semiotics. To explain the relationship between art and semiotics. To explain the characteristics of critical discourse. Reinforce theories.
Weekly Schedule
1) Basic concepts of semiotics.2) History of semiotics.
3) Meaning phenomenon and semiotics.
4) Semantics and semiology
5) Functions and media
6) Intermediate Assessment
7) Indicator and meaning.
8) The shape of the indicator.
9) Communication formats.
10) Linguistics and semiotics.
11) Art and semiotics.
12) Case studies.
13) Case studies.
14) Case studies.
15) An overview.
16) General exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Göstergebilimin ABC'si (Mehmet Rifat)
2- Göstergebilime Giriş (Fatma Erkman- Akerson)
3- Göstergebilimsel Serüven (Roland Barthes)
4- Alımlama Göstergebilimi (Umberto Eco)
5- 20. Yüzyılda Dilbilim ve Göstergebilim Kuramları (Mehmet Rifat)
6- Göstergebilim (Pierre Guiraud)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
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