Turkish I (TURK201) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Turkish I TURK201 Elective Courses 3 0 0 3 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Role Play.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Dr. Gökçe Ulus
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to teach the students basic Turkish expressions by exposing them completely to Turkish. Students will be able to express their daily needs, become accustomed to Turkish sounds, and be able to communicate with correct pronunciation. According to the European Language Portfolio, A1 level is completed.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Reading: • will be able to read and follow the instructions, • will develop their reading skills,
  • Speaking: • will be able to give personal information, • will be able to talk about their daily activities,
  • Listening: • will be able to find the main idea in the texts they listen to, • will be able to develop skills on the spelling and usage of Turkish through listening,
  • Writing: • will be able to complete dialogs and answer the related questions, • will be able to write short texts on various topics,
  • Use of Technology: • will be able to develop independent study skills working on the assignments using computer technology.
  • • Learn to build Turkish sentences, • Understand slowly spoken instructions • learn the Turkish alphabet, • Memorize frequently used asset and concept names, • Will be able to express daily needs, • Know the news modes, • Ask questions, • Will be able to introduce himself and his environment, • Simply describe the location, • Will be able to tell the time and phone number, • will be able to report the situation correctly if he / she has health problems.
Course Content The alphabet; giving and asking personal information, ordering food and drink, telling the time, talking about habits, talking about familiy, talking about clothes, etc.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Meeting / Turkish course content and aims / Who am I? / Dating, Greetings / Alphabet
2 Signal pronouns / What? / Who? What? / Colors / Numbers / Form Fill
3 “There is / There isn’t” concepts / Possessive suffix / Existence suffix / Where? / Question answer
4 Clocks / Special Occasions / Congratulations / Present Tense
5 -want to/ Accusative, dative and ablative cases/ Wish modes
6 Introduce family and friends / Parts of the house / Past tense
7 General review
8 Mid-term
9 Directions / Street, neighborhood, city etc. / Meeting plan / Future tense
10 Shop / Fruits and vegetables / How many pounds, how much money? / Text work
11 What you got? / Disease expressions / Messaging examples / E-mail writing
12 Opposite concepts / Comparison expressions / Best, more, little / Time concepts
13 What do you like? / Sports / Some verbs with the same meaning
14 General review
15 General review

Sources

Other Sources 1. Cesitli Kaynaklardan Ders Notlari
2. Yabancılar için Türkçe Ders Kitabı (Hitit ) Tömer Yayınları A1-A2 Temel
3. Yabancılar İçin Türkçe, A1 Temel Düzey (2014). Gazi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara.
4. İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe Ders Kitabı, A1 (2012), Ed. Ferhat Arslan. İstanbul: Kültür Sanat Basımevi.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 1
Percentage of Final Work 99
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 2 2
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 3 3
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 101