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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ELL018

Course Name:

Media Studies

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Araş. Gör. BURAK ASLAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	Examining the types of media in England and Turkey, defining the broadcasting rules, comparing the views and approaches of newspapers, radio and television, defining and comparing control and censorship rules and practices.
Course Content:	Media language concepts, media types in England and Turkey, newspaper, TV, radio broadcasting principles, examination of selected texts and application of the results in different areas of the media

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Defines publishing rules in the UK and Turkey
2) Examines and compares selected texts from TV, newspapers and magazines

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	What is media? What is digital media?
2)	Media language concepts
3)	Types of media in the UK
4)	Media types in Turkey
5)	Newspaper types, publishing principles
6)	TV channels, broadcasting principles, control and censorship practices
7)	News and advertising publishing
8)	radio broadcasting
9)	Midterm
10)	Examination of selected texts from newspapers
11)	Examination of television texts
12)	Examination of selected texts from journals
13)	Control and censorship rules and practices
14)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Barker,Chris. Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities.Open University Press, Buckingham;Phi, 1999.
Buckingham,David, Cultural Studies Goes to School : Reading and Teaching Popular Media. Taylor & Francis, London ;Bristol, 1994.
Burton,Graeme. More Than Meets the Eye : An Introduction to Media Studies Edward Arnold: London ,1993.
Curran,James. Cultural Studies and Communications Arnold . London ;New York, 1996.

References:

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.	3	3
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
6) Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7) Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8) Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9) To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10) Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11) Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12) Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14) Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15) Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Uses academic English language skills effectively.	3
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4)	Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5)	Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
6)	Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7)	Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8)	Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9)	To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10)	Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11)	Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12)	Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14)	Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15)	Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 50
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	0	3		42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	0	5		80
Midterms	1	0	2		2
Final	1	0	2		2
Total Workload					126