MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
KAZAKH ABLAI KHAN UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD LANGUAGES
“Approved ”
by Pro-rector on learning process
_____________Doctor of Ped.sc. Chaklicova А.Т.
“_______”_______ 2012 academic year
SYLLABUS
on the subject “Sociology”
The code of subject – Soc 1104
Specialty: 5B020726 “ Interpreter”
Chair: International Relations
Faculty: Translator
Academic year
Form of Study- Full time
Course – 1
Semester – 1
Discipline's load in credits: 2
Overall - 90 hours:
Сlassroom hours - 60 hours:
Students' independent work
with a teacher (SIWT) - 30 hours
Lectures - 15 hours
Practicals - 15 hours
Students' independent work (SIW) - 30 hours
Examination – 1 semester
ALMATY – 2012
Syllabus was made up on the basis of the state typical program "Sociology" (SSE RK 3.08.278-2006) on the specialty “Interpreter” and typical program "Sociology"
Syllabus was worked out by candidate of sociological sciences, teacher of International relations department Aliya A. Kaliyeva
This program was discussed at the meeting of the Chair of International Relations
“22” august 2012. Protocol №1
Head of the Chair ___________ Doctor of Political Sciences Sapanov S.Zh.
Certified at the meeting of the Educational-Methodical Council of the
Faculty “25” august 2012. Protocol №1
Dean of the faculty __________Doctor of Philosophical Sciences Raev D.S.
“Approved” at the meeting of the Scientific-Methodical Council
“25” august 2012. Protocol №1
Head of the SMC ___________
INTRODUCTION
Goals and Tasks of the Discipline, its place in the academic process.
The discipline "Sociology" is a component part of the fundamental course of humanitarian disciplines, called for increasing the limits of comprehension the social processes, taking place in modern society.
Sociology as the major element of social sciences analyses the main global social problems of contemporaneity and supposes the decision of questions, linked to social processes and phenomena of modern time.
Goals of the discipline are as follows:
- assimilating lectures materials on Sociologyin English;analysing a special literaturein English;
- getting abilities for realising a logical analysis and discuss on the main problems of modern Sociology and socialrelationsin English;
- to possess the ability for a clear and exact expression of ideas and thoughts in English, etc.
Prerequisites, necessary for studying the course 'Sociology':
For a successful mastering and perceiving of the given discipline student must have knowledge, given and taken during the studying such subjects as History, Philosophy, cultural and other social sciences.
Postrequisites of the discipline:
Economics, Regional studies, Contemporary Problems of International Relations etc.
The following main questions are examined in the course of "Sociology":
Subject, method, functions and conformities to natural laws of Sociology; main stages in the development of social thought;
- Social ideas and views of thinkers of the West;
- Social ideas and views of thinkers of Central Asia and the East;
- Basic paradigms of Sociology;
- Society: approaches, conceptual models and specificities;
The problems of socialization, its theories and specificities;
- The significance of culture; basic agents of social relations;
- The problems of development of a society in Kazakhstan.
| I. The Contents of the Discipline. 1.l. Academic subject of the discipline: | |||||
| Weeks | |||||
| THEMES | Lectures | Practicals | Students' independent work with a teacher (SIWT) | Students' independent work (SIW) | |
| Midterm № 1 | |||||
| Sociology as a science | |||||
| Society as the main category of Sociology | |||||
| Origins of Sociology | |||||
| The Sociological Perspective | |||||
| Methods of research in Sociology Doing Sociological Research | |||||
| Sociological Theory. Old and new directions | |||||
| Sociation Socialization | |||||
| Structuration | |||||
| Midterm № 2 | |||||
| 9-10 | Identity and Trust | ||||
| Social Institutions: from functions to practices Groups & Organizations | |||||
| Social organization of a work | |||||
| 13-14 | Culture | ||||
| Social problems of capitalism | |||||
| In all | 15 hours | 15 hours | 30 hours | 30 hours |
Plan of Practicals
| Form | Deadline | Maximum | |||
| № | Theme | Contents | of Control | (week) | Point |
| Sociology as a science | The difference between micro-sociology and macro-sociology. A paradigm in Sociology | Essay, report, information | |||
| Origins of Sociology | Social ideas of Emile Durkheim Social ideas of Max Weber | Essay, report, information | |||
| The Sociological Perspective | The sociological imagination and core sociological concepts, including social structure, social institutions, social change, social interaction, and diversity. | Essay, report, information | |||
| Doing Sociological Research | Sociologists' design and conduct research using the scientific method. | Essay, report, information |
| Socialization | The socialization process, the consequences, agents, and theories of socialization, resocialization, and socialization across the life course | Essay, report, information | |||
| Culture | The characteristics and elements of culture, the diversity within and between cultures, how sociologists study and interpret cultures, and how cultures change. | Essay, report, information | |||
| Groups & Organizations | The types of groups, social influence in groups, formal organizations and bureaucracies, including diversity within organizations, and theoretical perspectives on groups and organizations. | Essay, report, information |
SOCIOLOGY
