Faculty of Health Sciences · Social Work · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The primary objective of this course is to equip students with both theoretical and practical understanding of effective communication techniques. The course aims to enable students to manage public speaking anxiety, utilize their voice correctly through diaphragm and breath control, and speak Turkish intelligibly (articulate) in accordance with diction rules. Furthermore, it intends to train professional speakers who can establish strong interaction with the audience by gaining competence in stage presence, body language usage, and technology-supported presentation preparation processes.
Required Resources
Şenbay, N. (2019). Söz ve Diksiyon sanatı. İstanbul:YKY
Recommended Resources
Sevin, N. (1947) Milletlerarası Fonetik İşaretleriyle Konuşma Dilimiz. Ankara: MEB
Muallimoğlu, N. (2016). Bütün Yönleriyle Hitabet. İstanbul: Avcıol Basım Yayım
Rules
Regular attendance is very important. Students whose absenteeism exceeds 70% will not be allowed to take the final presentation.
Please do not knock on the door when entering the class. You may enter the classroom directly at any time.
If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, you cannot sign for the first hour.
If you arrive more than 30 minutes late, you cannot sign for the second hour.
These rules have been established to ensure that classes are conducted and followed in an orderly manner.
Not being able to sign the attendance sheet does not prevent you from attending the class. Students who arrive outside these time limits may attend the class without signing and may leave the class whenever they wish.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will learn how to use body language correctly.
- Studentswill learn how to use diaphragmatic breathing.
- Gets aware on the subjects of right breathing, right voice, articulation, pronunciation, intonation, stop, emphasis, flow of words, style, gestures and mimics.
- Learns to speak right and good, the significance of sounds, pronunciation, emphases, intonation; performance of stops for meaning and excitement in accordance with rules.
- Learns the significance of the art of elocution.
- The students will gain the ability to make prepared and unprepared speech.
- Students will learn to plan and prepare speeches for special occasions.
- The students will gain the ability to use their voice according to the rules of diction.
- The students will gain the ability to speak in front of the public.
- The Use of Turkish efficiently
- Uses fluent and grammatical speech free of filler words (e.g., um, uh).
- Effectively manages presentation time and materials without boring the audience.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Midterm | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Practice | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The essence of effective communication, preparation and planning. Written language, spoken language. | Decipher exercises |
| 2 | Delicacies of the art of speaking. Right voice, right breathing. | Decipher exercises |
| 3 | Voice and respiratory system, origin of graphemes, pronunciation of vowels | Decipher exercises |
| 4 | Origin of graphemes Pronunciation of syllables Exercises | Decipher exercises |
| 5 | Stage, screen and microphone language, standard Turkish, Exercises. | Decipher exercises |
| 6 | Articulation exercises. Tongue twisters. | Articulation exercises. Tongue twisters. |
| 7 | Enclisis. Emphasis. Word stresses. Place names. | Articulation exercises. Tongue twisters. |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Stop. Punctuation, inflection. | Articulation exercises. Tongue twisters. |
| 10 | Passibility, clarity, delicacy, variety, movement, symbol, style. | Articulation exercises. Tongue twisters. |
| 11 | Details of flow of words / Intonation | Text evaluation studies |
| 12 | Text evaluation studies | Text evaluation studies |
| 13 | Extempore address exercises Use of gestures / mimics | Text evaluation studies |
| 14 | Use of tools of communication. Stage, screen, microphone studies | Speach studies |
| 15 | Use of supplementary tools / Evaluation | Speach studies |
| 16 | Final assignment | A presentation will be prepared considering all course information. |