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

General Information about the Course

Course Code: IKU-K-314
Course Title: Sign Language
Course Semester: 5. Semester / Fall
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
2 0 2 3
Language of instruction: TR
Prerequisite of the course: No
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Level of course:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Course Lecturer(s): Aylin İPEK TİMUR

Purpose and content of the course

Course Objectives: Ensuring that students who take Turkish Sign Language become level A1 and A2.
Course Objective: Knowing the linguistic features, history, grammatical features and deaf culture of Turkish Sign Language, it is aimed to redound a fluent speaking and understanding skill at A2 level, and to make daily conversations with deaf individuals possible.
The specific objective of the course is to train the students of Istanbul Kent University as experts who have reached the awareness of continuing their professional practices by adopting the "Principle of Equality", the rights of deaf individuals as stated in the "United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" signed by Republic of Turkey in 2009.
Mode of Delivery: Face to face

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
  1) Uses the Turkish Sign Language (TİD) alphabet during making sentences. Lists TID history, grammar and language features by comparing them with Turkish language. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  2) Uses greeting signs with Turkish Sign Language (TİD) Sorts the basic words with signs. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  3) Sorts the pronouns. Practices the sentences with basic words Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  4) Sorts the differences between Deaf Culture and Turkish culture and their reflections on the speaking. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  5) Can applies the words related to family members, professions, relatives with signs and making sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  6) Speaks with the words of time, day, month, year and season; makes sentences, understands sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  7) Can use opposite words in the sentences and understands the sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  8) Can show the numbers from zero to trillion with signs. Can show the dates with day-month-year Can ask and answer 4-operating math questions with sign language. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  9) Can understand the words related to colors and animals, can make sentences and can understand sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  10) Can indicate the words related vehicles and foods with sign language, can make sentences and can understand sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  11) Can indicate the words related verbs and feelings with sign language, can make sentences and can understand sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  12) Can make imperative sentences with sign language and can understand sentences. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips
  13) Can make sentences covering all words and understand the sentences. Unterstands the sub-message given in the sentences, answers the questions. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
  14) Follows, understands, and can make sentences in long sentences that include all words and extended with conjunctions. Applies proper use of body position, facial expressions and lips.
Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)

Course Topics

Week Subject
Related Preparation Pekiştirme
1) The Turkish Sign Language's Alphabet - History and Features of Language and Grammer
2) The Basic Signs and Greeting
3) The Basic Signs - The Pronouns - The Practices of Sentence
4) The Culture of Deaf I - II - III
5) The Family Members - The Relatives - The Occupations - The Practice of Sentences
6) The Time - The Days of Week - The Months - The Seasons - The Practice of Sentences
7) The Antonym of Words - The Word Salad - The Practice of Sentences
8) The Numbers - The Date - The Four Arithmetical Operations - The Practice of Sentences - The Exercises
9) The Colors - The Animal - The Practice of Sentences
10) The Wehicles - The Foods - The Practice of Sentences
11) The Werbs - The Emotions - The Practice of Sentences
12) The Imperatives - The Word Salad - The Repetitions of Sentences
13) The Word Salad - The Practice of Sentences
14) The General Repetitions - The Ptactice of Sentences
References: 1. Makaroğlu, B., Dikyuva, H. (2015). Yabancı Dil Olarak İşaret Dili. Ankara:
Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları
2. Atila, M. (2013). Konuşan Eller - Temel İşaret Dili. İstanbul: İlgi ve Kültür Sanat
Yayınları
3. Oral, Z. (2016). Türk İşaret Dili Çevirisi. İstanbul: Siyasal Kitabevi
4. Dikyuva, H., Maharoğlu, B., Arık, E. (2015). Türk İşaret Dili Dilbilgisi Kitabı.
Ankara: Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanlığı Yayını
5. Duke, I. (2009). The Everything Sign Language Book. ABD: Simon & Schuster

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Program Outcomes
1) Absorbs concepts related to all sub-fields of psychology (Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Health Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Learning Psychology, Social Psychology, Neuropsychology, Sports Psychology, etc.).
2) Explains the theories of psychology and human behavior based on theoretical foundations.
3) Explains the substructures of human and animal cognitive processes in the nervous system.
4) Conducts independent research within the framework of scientific principles.
5) Examines the emergence of psychology as a discipline, its development, and the process of decomposition into sub-fields in a historical perspective.
6) Applies the basic principles of psychological assessment.
7) Comprehends the cognitive, emotional and behavioral characteristics of people in working life.
8) Conducts scientific research for problems related to the subjects he/she is interested in.
9) Applies group dynamics and techniques that form the basis of the human-to-human communication process.
10) Learns contemporary information-processing and professional devices.
11) Evaluates human behavior in society in both ordinary and extraordinary situations.
12) Transforms the basic ethics, principles, values and rules of psychology into behavior.

Course Teaching, Learning Methods

Q & A
Case Problem Solving/ Drama- Role/ Case Management
Laboratory
Quantitative Problem Solving
Fieldwork
Group Study / Assignment
Individual Assignment
WEB-based Learning
Internship
Practice in Field
Project Preparation
Report Writing
Seminar
Supervision
Social Activity
Occupational Activity
Occupational Trip
Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment et.)
Reading
Thesis Preparation
Field Study
Student Club and Council Activities
Other
Logbook
Interview and Oral Conversation
Research
Watching a movie
Bibliography preparation
Oral, inscribed and visual knowledge production
Taking photographs
Sketching
Mapping and marking
Reading maps
Copying textures
Creating a library of materials
Presentation

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Practice Exam % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Field Study % 0
Article Critical % 0
Article Writing % 0
Module Group Study % 0
Brainstorming % 0
Role Playing + Dramatizing % 0
Out of Class Study % 0
Preliminary Work, Reinforcement % 0
Application Repetition etc. % 0
Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) % 0
Project Preparation + Presentation % 0
Report Preparation + Presentation % 0
Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting % 0
Oral examination % 0
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
Report Submission % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Kanaat Notu % 0
Committee % 0
Yazma Ödev Dosyası % 0
Portfolio % 0
Take-Home Exam % 0
Logbook % 0
Discussion % 0
Participation % 0
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Calculation of Workload and ECTS Credits

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 28
Laboratory
Application
Practice Exam
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 28
Article Critical
Article Writing
Module Group Study
Brainstorming
Role Playing + Dramatizing 6 6
Out-of-Class Study (Pre-study, Reinforcement, Practice Review, etc.)
Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.)
Project Preparation + Presentation
Report Preparation + Presentation
Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting
Oral examination
Preparing for Midterm Exams 7 14
MIDTERM EXAM (Visa) 1 2
Preparing for the General Exam 7 14
GENERAL EXAM (Final) 1 2
Participation
Discussion
Portfolio
Take-Home Exam
Logbook
Total Workload 94
ECTS (30 saat = 1 AKTS ) 3