The course aims at helping students improve their skill in written and oral narration, by teaching them features and rules of the language.
A general information about language in general and world languages, the historical evolution of Turkish and its relationship with other languages, phonetical and morphological characteristics of Modern Turkish, applying/practicing rules of orthography and punctuation
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1-Aims at helping students use punctuation marks and orthography correctly |
1, 3,4 |
A |
2-Aims at helping students understand basic features of language and criteria for classifying languages |
1, 3,4 |
A |
3-Aims at helping students remember the evolution of Turkish |
1,3,4 |
A |
4-Aims at teaching students features of Turkish and how to apply them 5-Aims at improving students’ skills in written and oral narration |
1,3,4 |
A |
Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Introduction/orientation: Giving students information about the content of the course and how the material will be covered
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Related readings |
2 |
Punctuation, general rules of spelling |
Related readings |
3 |
Definition and basic features of, language, relationship /parallel between language and culture |
Related readings |
4 |
Types of languages |
Related readings |
5 |
Morphological classification of world languages |
Related readings |
6 |
Language Families |
Related readings |
7 |
Information about Short story-which is one of the genres of written narrative |
Related readings |
8 |
Midterm Exam |
Related readings |
9 |
Historical evolution of Turkish-alphabets used by Turks |
Related readings |
10 |
Phonetical characteristics and features of Turkish |
Related readings |
11 |
Clichés |
Related readings |
12 |
Ungrammatical sentences-examples(wrong word use ) |
Related readings |
13 |
Ungrammatical sentences-examples (badly constructed sentences) |
Related readings |
14 |
İnformation about Essay-which is one of the genres of written narrative |
Related readings |
Recommended Sources
Required |
Aksan, Doğan(1975), “Anadili”, Türk Dili,31/285,s. 423-434 Aksan, Doğan(1987), Her Yönüyle Dil, Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim,3 cilt , Ankara Aksan, Doğan (2000), Türkiye Türkçesinin Dünü, Bugünü, Yarını, Ankara, Bilgi yayınevi Ali, Sabahattin (2005), Yeni Dünya, İstanbul, YKY Ataç, Nurullah (2010), Günlerin Getirdiği-Sözden Söze, 7.b., İstanbul, YKY Atay, Oğuz (2000), Korkuyu Beklerken, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları Ergin, Muharrem (2014), Türk Dil Bilgisi, İstanbul, Bayrak Yay. Hepçilingirler, Feyza (2013),Türkçe “Off”, 43.b.,İstanbul, Everest Yayınları Korkmaz, Zeynep ve diğerleri (1995), Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon Bilgileri, Ankara, Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu Matbaası Montaigne (1991),Denemeler,(Türkçesi: Sabahattin Eyüboğlu), İstanbul,Cem Yayınevi Taner, Haldun(1995), Çok Güzelsin Gitme Dur, İstanbul, Bilgi Yayınevi Taner, Haldun (2005), Şişhane’ye Yağmur Yağıyordu/Ayışığında “Çalışkur”, Ankara, Bilgi Yayınevi Türkçe Sözlük (2011), Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 11. b., Ankara Yazım Kılavuzu (2009), Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 26. b., Ankara |
Material Sharing
Documents |
Xerox copies given to students before class. |
Assessment
IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms |
1 |
50 |
Quizzes |
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Attendance |
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FINAL |
1 |
50 |
Total |
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100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
Total |
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100 |
COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Language” as a part of teaching Turkish language and literature curriculum in high schools. |
X |
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2 |
To have the necessary knowledge about “Turkey Turkish” and “Modern Turkish Grammar” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. |
X |
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3 |
To have the necessary knowledge about historical lexicology and philological evolution of Turkish language. |
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X |
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4 |
To have the necessary knowledge about the stages of acculturation and oral / written sources of Turkish language. |
X |
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5 |
To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish dialects and their literature. |
X |
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6 |
To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Literature” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. |
X |
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7 |
To have the necessary knowledge about all major figures of Turkish literature (writer, poet, critic, academic, etc.) as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. |
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X |
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8 |
To have the necessary knowledge about oral / written sources of medieval and early modern Turkish literature. |
X |
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9 |
To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic period throughout the history. |
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X |
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10 |
To instruct students to synthesize the dynamics of Turkish modernization with the content of Turkish Language and Literature teaching and to have critical attitudes with historiography of Turkish literature. |
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X |
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11 |
To instruct students to make critical readings of worldwide / national classics listed by Ministry of National Education . |
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X |
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12 |
To instruct students to synthesize their common knowledge of literary genres, forms and literary history with the theoretical frameworks about construction of national history. |
X |
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13 |
To have ability to design original materials for field education and develop new projects. |
X |
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14 |
To have the necessary knowledge about paleography, research and presentation techniques using in Humanities. |
X |
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15 |
To have a critical and comparative perspective on Turkish literature among world literature. |
X |
ECTS
Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
2 |
30 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
1 |
15 |
Mid-terms |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Term Paper |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Final examination |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Total Work Load |
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50 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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2 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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2 |