Turkish Language I (TURK401) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Turkish Language I TURK401 7. Semester 2 0 0 2 2
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Distance
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Dr. Gökçe Ulus
Course Assistants
Course Objectives • To create native tongue consciousness and sympathy among students by getting them comprehend Turkish language’s structure, process, wealth and other characteristics. • To gain consciousness to students personally and academically for their processes of development. • To create a view about Turkish Republic’s langage and culture heritages.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • S/he will know each language all around the world and the value of her/his own language’s place among them.
  • S/he will internalize Turkish language deeply to express himself/herself in social life.
  • S/he will learn and use his/her mother tongue well.
  • S/he will derive a benefit from various disciplines by penetrating into his/her own language.
Course Content Languages and their classification; history of Turkish language, its spread over the world and its place among other languages; Turkish language in the republic era; orthography; expressions; foreign words, suffixes and prefixes; punctuation; language and verbalism.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General Introduction to language
2 The emergance of language and /the nature and properties
3 Language and communication / Language and culture / Language and idea
4 Other concepts related to language: speaking language, writing language, dialect, slang
5 Other concepts related to language: artificial language, special language, standard language
6 Structural/referential / syntactic properties
7 Turkish writing features / punctuation rules
8 The language revolution: causes and consequences
9 Classification of languages in the World / language families
10 Mid-term
11 Foreign words in Turkish
12 Mistakes in the use of language: in terms of meaning and structure
13 Translation mistakes and narrative disorders
14 Review
15 Review
16 Final Examination

Sources

Other Sources 1. Anadolu Üniversitesi Türk Dili Ders Notları
3. Genel Dilbilgisi Kitapları
Course Book 3. Ergin, Muharrem (2001). Üniversiteler İçin Türk Dili. Bayrak Basım, Yayım. Türkçe Sözlük (2011). Ankara: TDK Yayınları.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
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 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
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
1 To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature.
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects
5 To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking
9 To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production
11 The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English
12 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects
13 To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language
14 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 2 2
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 4 4
Total Workload 80