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Working With Information Technology To Study Turkic Texts II

Turkish Language and Literature

Institute of Social Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Working With Information Technology To Study Turkic Texts II TDE116 Elective Doctorate degree 1 Spring 6

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Münevver TEKCAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Analyze the Turkish texts using the internet and information technologies
2) Prepare grammar indexes of Turkish texts in computer
3) Prepare Turkish texts data bases
4) Analyze theme features of literary texts using Iinformation technology in a comparative way
5) Analyze literary texts using information technology in a comparative way in terms of grammar and vocabulary

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation High High High High High High High High High No relation
2 No relation High High High No relation No relation No relation High High High No relation
3 No relation High High High High No relation No relation High High High No relation
4 No relation High High No relation No relation No relation No relation High High High No relation
5 No relation High High High High High High High High High No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

This course will cover the analysis of Turkic texts using information technologies and students will be equipped with the skills required to prepare grammar indexes.

Weekly Schedule

1) Information technology
2) Text analyzing in computer environment
3) Word processors and softwares
4) Concordance index programme
5) Concordance index programme
6) Concordance index programme
7) Concordance index programme
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Grammatical index generation
10) Grammatical index generation
11) Grammatical index generation
12) Grammatical index generation
13) Discussion
14) Basic remindings related with grammatical index generation
15) Basic remindings related with grammatical index generation
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- TEKCAN, Münevver, “Grammatical Index Generation for Turkish Texts” Journal of Turkish Studies: (Türklük Araştırmaları Dergisi) Festscrift In Honor Of Orhan Okay III/ Harvard USA, Vol. 30/III, 2006, pp. 181-208.
2- NAUR, Peter, “Revised Report on tne Algorithmic Language ALGOL 60.”, Communications of te ACM, Vol. 3 o. 5 pp. 299-314, May 1960.
3- www.concordancesoftware.co.uk
4- www.writersworkbench.com
5- VATEC, Vorislamische Alttürkische Texte: Elektronisches Corpus (http://vatec2.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/vatec.htm)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required