ELT612 COMPUTERASSISTED LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS
| Course Code: | 8200612 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BİLAL KIRKICI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Develop a foundational understanding of empirical linguistic research methods, particularly in the analysis of spoken discourse.
Gain practical skills in audiovisual recording and the annotation of verbal and non-verbal communication.
Apply transcription and segmentation techniques systematically using established transcription systems.
Use digital tools for linguistic tasks such as morphological transliteration, prosodic analysis, and discourse classification.
Analyze utterances as basic units of meaning within interactional contexts.
Integrate computer-assisted corpus linguistic techniques into spoken language research.
Conduct and critically reflect on selected case studies involving the computer-assisted analysis of naturally occurring spoken data.
Course Content
This course familiarizes with the basic methods of empirical linguistic research as: audiovisual recording of verbal and non verbal communication, constellation and its description, transcribing and transcription systems, segmentation of transcripts, morphological transliteration, translation, prosody, patterns of action, style of speaking, discourse types etc. Basic unit of analysis is the ‘utterance’. A computer program with several components is applied to various steps of linguistic analysis. Computer assisted techniques of corpus linguistics of spoken language(s) in various institutional settings will be dealt with. Some exemplary analyses of selected phenomena of spoken language(s) will be spelled out.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Identify and describe the main stages of empirical spoken language data collection and transcription.
Apply appropriate transcription conventions and segment spoken language data using digital tools.
Analyze spoken utterances for morphological, prosodic, and discourse features.
Employ computer-assisted tools (e.g., ELAN, Praat, EXMARaLDA, or similar) to annotate and examine spoken corpora.
Interpret interactional data using relevant linguistic and discourse-analytic frameworks.
Conduct corpus-based investigations of spoken language in institutional contexts.
Critically evaluate methodological choices and findings in published research on spoken language corpora.
Design and carry out a small-scale empirical project using computer-assisted techniques for linguistic analysis.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | demonstrate awareness of theoretical and applied knowledge about contemporary approaches, methods and techniques and use this awareness effectively in practice for various educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | synthesize, critically assess, and improve theoretical and practical findings on contemporary research. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | evaluate the existing instructional procedures, methods and techniques and make suggestions to improve new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | carry out studies with a scientific point of view in order to meet the educational needs in national and international contexts with the aim of making contributions to the field. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | demonstrate the necessary skills to conduct independent research with scientific research methods and share research findings at academic meetings or other settings both orally and in written form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | evaluate national and international instructional materials, exams and programs and design new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | analyze innovative theories, applications and tools, and conduct research to suggest new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | investigate the cultural differences and similarities that can be found in countries where English is spoken as native, second and foreign language, and use this knowledge to improve national English learning and teaching practices. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | analyze the theories and applications about the acquisition of English language as a second and foreign language and applied linguistics, and use this knowledge in relation to English language teaching and learning. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution