Information Package / Course Catalogue
Discourse Analysis in Women Studies
Course Code: KAD514
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

By teaching the students the main principles of discourse analysis, the course aims to enlighten the students about analyzing texts from women’s literature

Course Content

Discourse, Gender, Women’s literature.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about discourse and ideology
2.To be capable of doing discourse analysis
3.To be able to identify the language use in women’s literature.
4.To have knowledge about discourse and ideology
5.To be capable of doing discourse analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fairclough, N. Critical Discourse Analysis, London: Longman, 1995.
2.Fairclough, N. Analysing discourse. NY: Routledge, 2003.
3.Humm, Maggie. Feminist Edebiyat Eleştirisi. Say Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003.
4.Atasü, Erendiz. Lanetliler. Bilge Yayınevi, 1998.
5.Roy, Arundhati. Küçük Şeylerin Tanrısı. Can Yayınları, 2016.
6.Oates, Joyce Carol. Kara Su. Can Yayınları, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the scope and materials of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Discourse Analysis
Week 3 - Theoretical
Discourse Analysis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Critical Discourse Analysis
Week 5 - Theoretical
Critical Discourse Analysis
Week 6 - Theoretical
Feminist Discourse
Week 7 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 8 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 9 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 10 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 11 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 12 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 13 - Theoretical
An analysis of a novel
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review of the novels analyzed
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Seminar18513
Reading50210
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination16410
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026