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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE252

OLD TURKIC II

Course Code
TDE252
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Indicate the historical and cultural status of the Turks before Islam.
  2. Classify the texts of the Old Turkic belonging to the Uighur period.
  3. Explain the phonetics, morphology, and syntax features of old Uighur Turkic.
  4. Recognize the Uighur alphabet.
  5. Analyze the morphological features of the words in a Uighur text.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, Uyghur literature works and alphabets used in Buddhist and Manichaean circles are introduced in the context of Uyghur Turkish, and the language is examined on selected texts.The aim of the course is to introduce students to the oldest period of Turkic languages that can be witnessed with written documents and to teach grammatical changes and developments in Turkic languages since this period.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introducing basic sources and informing about the scope of the course
2nd Week General characteristics of Old Turkish and Uyghur Turkish
3rd Week Uyghur culture and history
4th Week Uyghur literature and manuscripts of this period
5th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
6th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
7th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
10th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
11th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
12th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
13th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
14th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingAksan, Doğan. En Eski Türkçenin İzlerinde. İstanbul: Simurg, 2001.
Caferoğlu, Ahmet. Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Enderun Kitabevi, 1993.
Demir, Nurettin ve Emine Yılmaz. Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2003.
Eraslan, Kemal (2012). Eski Uygur Türkçesi Grameri. Ankara: TDK Yay.
Erdal, Marcel. Old Turkic Word Formation: A Functional Approach to the Lexicon. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1991.
Gabain, A. Von. Eski Türkçenin Grameri. Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 2003.
Şirin User, Hatice (2009). Köktürk ve Ötüken Uygur Kağanlığı Yazıtları: Söz Varlığı İncelemesi. Konya: Kömen Yay.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Assignment 1 15
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 15 1 15
Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15
Course hours 15 2 30
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load87
Total Work Load / 30 (h)2.9
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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