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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE314

CONTEMPORARY TURKIC LANGUAGES : OGHUZ GROUP

Course Code
TDE314
Semester
Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterSixth Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Classify the modern written languages and dialects developed from the Oghuz Turkic.
  2. Compare the general linguistic features of the languages in the Oghuz branch.
  3. Explain the phonetic and morphological features of the languages in the Oghuz branch.
  4. Analyze the morphological features of the words in the text.
  5. Translate texts in Cyrillic and Latin letters into Turkish using sources.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course deals with the modern Turkic written languages and dialects that have developed from the Proto Oghuz. The written language and dialects that fall into the Oghuz group, starting with their historical development, will be evaluated on phonetics, morphology, syntax and lexicon. Within the scope of the course, students will find the opportunity to deal with the major literary products and other language material through authentic sources. Thus, students will gain an insight into the modern Turkic communities that speak Turkic written languages and dialects.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to Turkic languages family
2nd Week Oghuz languages and peoples
3rd Week Survey of the Oghuz languages
4th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages
5th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages
6th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages
7th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Philological text analysis
10th Week Philological text analysis
11th Week Philological text analysis
12th Week Philological text analysis
13th Week Philological text analysis
14th Week Philological text analysis
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingClauson, Sir Gerard. An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972.
Çağatay, Saadet. Türk Lehçeleri Örnekleri II. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1977.
Dankoff, Robert and James Kelly. Compendium of the Turkic Dialects, I-III. Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1982-85.
Demir, Nurettin ve Emine Yılmaz. Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2003.
Ercilasun, Ahmet Bican, vd. Türk Lehçeleri Sözlüğü I. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, 1991.
Johanson, Lars ve Eva Agnes Csato. The Turkic Languages. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
Menges, Karl. The Turkic Languages and Peoples. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrasowitz, 1968.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Project
  • 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 1 12 12
Individual or group work 15 1 15
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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