| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Language I | TDB101 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 2 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Ali CANÇELİK
Associate Prof. Dr. Efnan DERVİŞOĞLU
Associate Prof. Dr. Meriç HARMANCI
Associate Prof. Dr. Serhat KÜÇÜK
Associate Prof. Dr. Esra SAZYEK
Assistant Prof. Dr. Şenel GERÇEK
Lecturer Nülüfer AKLIN
Lecturer Dilek AKSOYLU ÇAVDAR
Lecturer Feyza ANLIPAK
Lecturer Fazilet ÇAKIT
Lecturer Ali DOĞAN
Lecturer Nilgün DURAK
Lecturer Emel ESENTÜRK
Lecturer Gökhan GÜLER
Lecturer Yasemin GÜRSU
Lecturer Turgut KARAÇOBAN
Lecturer Rabia Gökcen KAYABAŞI
Lecturer Onur Alp KAYABAŞI
Lecturer Elif KAYABAŞLI CORA
Lecturer Demet KILIÇKAN
Lecturer Fatih KIRAN
Lecturer Ahmet KOÇAK
Lecturer Sezin OKTAY
Lecturer Hülya SEYHAN
Lecturer Sercay SORGUN
Lecturer İhsan TOPÇU
Lecturer Özgür UÇUM
Lecturer Dr. Fatma ÜÇLER
Lecturer Dr. Tolga BAYINDIR
Lecturer Dr. Derya KILIÇKAYA
Lecturer Dr. Ece ONURAL
Lecturer Dr. Rifat OYMAK
Lecturer Dr. Özlem TEGÜN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Interpret the nature of language as a basic communication instrument
2) Interpret the nature of language as a basic communication instrument
3) Define the historical development of Turkish language
4) Define the historical development of Turkish language
5) Recognize and interpret Atatürk's Turkish language Reform
6) Recognize and interpret Atatürk's Turkish language Reform
7) Develop appropriate ways of expressing personal feelings and ideas
8) Develop appropriate ways of expressing personal feelings and ideas
9) Use language in accordance with spelling and speaking rules
10) Use language in accordance with spelling and speaking rules
11) Explain and notice paragraph and paragraph types
12) Explain and notice paragraph and paragraph types
13) Recognize and write the types of official correspondence
14) Recognize and write the types of official correspondence
15) Recognize and distinguish the sentence components
16) Recognize and distinguish the sentence components
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 9 | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | |
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| 12 | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Low | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 13 | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 14 | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 15 | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 16 | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Problems of Contemporary Turkish
Course Contents
Contents Definition and characteristics of language; the relationships between language and nation, thought and culture; the world languages; the place of Turkish Language among other languages; the historical development of Turkish language; Atatürk’s language revolution, his perception of language and his efforts; phonetic characteristics of Turkish Language; Turkish grammar; the structure of Turkish Syntax; writing rules and punctuation marks;
Weekly Schedule
1) Introducing the source books of Turkish Language course.2) Definition and characteristics of language, relationship between language and culture, the feature of language as a conveyer of culture, spekaing and written language.
3) Languages on earth, language families and the place of Turkish among the languages and their features. The historical development of Turkish language until today and the alphabets used by Turks. Research topic of the term: Reading and investigating a work about Turkish language, Turkish literature and Turkish culture.
4) Ataturk's views about language. Sun-Language theory and Ataturk's views about Turkish Language.
5) Writing rules. Spelling of some suffix and prepositions. Writing of specific names, numbers and quotes. Using positions of uppercase and lowercase letters.
6) Spelling rules. Punctuation marks, importance of punctuation marks. Exercises of using such marks on sample sentences.
7) Words and meaning. Meaning features of words. Word semantic connections and semantic chamges. Concrete processing.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Sentence meaning and interpretation. Tense clauses, interrogative sentences, exclamations.
10) Paragraph. Main idea in a paragraph, paragraph types, the contents of the paragraph, secondary ideas in a paragraph.
11) Official correspondences. Petition, minutes, reports, business letters, papers. Exercises about those correspondences.
12) Parts of sentence. Using correctly parts of sentence for setting true sentences.
13) Expression disorders. Word-level expression disorders. Practices on Sample texts.
14) Expression disorders at Sentence-level. Examples of expression disorders compiled from various press and media organs.
15) Expression disorders facing in daily life and exercises about correcting those disorders.
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Demonstration
6) Role Playing
7) Group Study
8) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required