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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Nursing
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99501018 Diction and Body Language 1 Spring 2 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Mehmet Suat ÖZBİLEN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
This course is designed to emphasize the importance and use of better speech. Students will learn to check their diction and pronunciation and practice in various speech forms.
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to assist students in developing diction, intonation and interpretation. Complementary conditions for the course; will be able to speak with better diction, intonation and pronunciation. Students will improve their playing and speaking skills at the microphone. It is also among the necessary for obtaining information on communication.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses X
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P14 She/he continues her continuous professional and individual development by embracing lifelong learning. 2
P15 At least two out-of-field programs that contribute to the general culture of the individual be able to express by making connections between different courses. 4
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. P.15.2 1
O2 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. P.15.4 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The concept of speech and its basic features
2 Qualities of a good speaker
3 The concept of diction and the purposes and benefits of diction training
4 Sounds and features of Turkish; Breath exercises
5 Diction: Pronunciation, speech defects
6 Diction: Stress, Sentence stress. Studies on texts
7 Diction: Word group stress, word stress. Studies on texts
8 Midterm Exam
9 Diction: Intonation. Studies on texts
10 Text types, speech types. The effect of different types on the use of paralinguistic elements.
11 Body Language: Mimics, gestures and body posture. Application studies
12 Positive and negative use of body language. Application studies
13 Body Language: Use of space in verbal and nonverbal communication
14 Cultural dimension of body language. Application studies
Textbook or Material
Resources Kitap ve online kaynaklar
Konuşma estetiği ve diksiyon / Salmış, Ferman ; Ferman Salmış ; ed. Önder Türkeli
Güzel ve etkili konuşma sanatı / Kaya, Ali ; Ali Kaya
Başarılı ve güzel konuşma sanatı / Tunalı, Murat ; Murat Tunalı
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Seminar - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 6 84
Midterms 1 18 18
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 20 20
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 150
Total Work Load / 30 5
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P15
O1 Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. 2
O2 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. 4