Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1TUR 101Turkish I2+0+02215.03.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program English Translation and Interpretation
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The Turkish Language course program enables the student to use his / her native language sufficiently and correctly, to be able to reflect on a subject thoroughly; to teach him how to convey what he thinks in a rational, simple, original, effective way in written and verbal; to gain the ability to benefit from various sources and to evaluate data; to give the habit of listening, criticizing, thinking in a planned way, respecting thoughts and speaking in front of the public; To comprehend the importance of listening and reading in being successful and gaining knowledge; It includes the aims of directing the student to be a good listener and reader.
Course Content What is language, what is the relationship between language and other fields, Languages and Language Types on Earth, Development and Historical Periods of Turkish Language, Theories on the Birth of Languages, Alphabets Used in the Writing of Turkish, Turkish Language Studies, Phonetic Features of Turkey Turkish, Sound Harmonies, Phonetic Units on Parts, Turkish Attachments, Turkish Roots in Turkish, Word Construction, Word Types, Word Phrases, Elements of Sentence, Sentence Types, Turkish Vocabulary, Expressive Power of Turkish, Interlanguage Interaction and Turkish, Effects of World Languages on Turkish Language, Use of Turkish, Vocabulary, Foreign Language Teaching are the main subjects of this course.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. HAsan Umut AKIN
Name of Lecturers Instructor Kudret Ceran
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Yakıcı, Ali; Üniversiteler İçin Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon Bilgileri, Yargı Yay., Ankara, 2017.
Course Notes 1. Aksan, Doğan; Her Yönüyle Dil, TDK Yay., Ankara, 1979.
2. Ercilasun, Ahmet B.; Başlangıçtan Yirminci Yüzyıla Türk Dili Tarihi, Akçağ Yay., Ankara, 2004.
3. Ergin, Muharrem; Türk Dil Bilgisi, Bayrak Yay., İstanbul, 1998.
4. Yakıcı, Ali; Üniversiteler İçin Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon Bilgileri, Yargı Yay., Ankara, 2017.

Course Category
Social Sciences %80
Education %20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 1 14
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 1,53333333333333 46

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Gains knowledge of the definition and functions of the language and the basic features of Turkish.
2 Knows the relationship between language and thought.
3 Gains knowledge of the place of Turkish language in the world.
4 Gains the ability to express himself correctly and effectively.
5 Creates scientific texts on subjects related to his field and understands and evaluates scientific texts related to his field.
6 Gains writing skill.
7 Explains and exemplifies the phonetic features, structural features and sentence features of Turkish.
8 Will be able to understand and evaluate what he has read.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Definition of Language, Features of Language, Language and Culture, Language and Communication, Language and Thought, Place of Turkish among World Languages, Classification of Languages: World languages ??in terms of origin, world languages ??in terms of structure. Course References Lecture Presantation
2 Development and Historical Periods of Turkish Language, Age of Turkish, Classification of Turkish Written Languages ??and Dialects, Theories Related to the Birth of Languages, Types of Language: dialect, accent, dialect, written language, spoken language
3 The alphabet used in Turkish Spelling: Göktürk, Mani, Uighur alphabet ... Turkish Language Studies, Writing and Language Revolution, Ataturk and the Turkish language, phonetic features of Turkey Turkish, the Turkish Syllable Structure Course References Lecture Presantation
4 Vocal Harmony: big vowel harmony, little vowel harmony. Sound Phenomena: sound resemblance, sound change, sound derivation, sound drop, sound narrowing, collapse.
5 Phonemes on Tracks: accent, intonation, pause. Basic Concepts of Morphology, Turkish Attachments: construction attachments, inflectional attachments Course References Lecture Presantation
6 Roots in Turkish, Word Making: analogy, derivation, karma, abbreviation… Types of Words: words in terms of meaning, words in terms of genre and task.
7 Phrases: phrases, exclamation group, title group, number phrase, reduplications, compound verb phrase, noun-verb / adjective-verb / adverb-verb phrase, abbreviation phrases Course References Lecture Presantation
8 Midterm, Scientific research and writing techniques..
9 Elements of the sentence: predicate, subject, object, place clause, mark complement, non-sentence elements, Types of Sentences: sentences according to their structure, sentences according to the type of the predicate, sentences according to the place of the predicate, sentences according to their meanings. Course References Lecture Presantation
10 The Word Presence of Turkish, The Expressive Power of Turkish. Differences Between Idioms, Proverbs, Idioms and Proverbs, Quotes, Dialect Items
11 Interaction Between Languages ??and Turkish, Richness Areas of Languages, Historical Depth and Geographical Extent, Word Presence and Expression Power, Proverbs and Expressive Power, Diversity in Kinship Names, Relationship and Kindness Words. Course References Lecture Presantation
12 The Effect of World Languages ??on Turkish Language, The Effect of Foreign Languages ??in the Ancient Turkish Period, The Effect of Western Languages ??on Turkish.
13 Usage of Turkish in Mass Media. Usage of Turkish in Social Media. Course References Lecture Presantation
14 Discourse Disorders, Vicious Words in Speech and Writing, Density of Foreign Words, Teaching in Foreign Language, Science Terms, Turkish in Business Life.
15 Final Exam Course References Lecture Presantation

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4
C1 2
C2 3
C3 3
C4 5
C5 4
C6 4
C7 3
C8 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant