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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE484

CONTEMPORARY TURKIC LANGUAGES : KIPCHAK GROUP

Course Code
TDE484
Semester
Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
2
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
SemesterEighth Term (Spring)
ECTS2
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Classify the modern written languages and dialects developed from Kipchak Turkic.
  2. Compare the general linguistic features of the languages in Kipchak branch.
  3. Explain the phonetic and morphological features of the languages in Kipchak 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 Kipchak language. The objective of Contemporary Turkic Languages: Kipchak Group course is to analyze the modern outlook of the written language and dialects that fall into the Kipchak group, starting with their historical development, and with special emphasis on phonetics, morphology, syntax an 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 Classification of contemporary Kipchak languages
2nd Week Kipchak languages and peoples
3rd Week Kipchak languages and peoples
4th Week Phonology
5th Week Phonology
6th Week Morphology
7th Week Morphology
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Syntax
10th Week Syntax
11th Week Text analysis
12th Week Text analysis
13th Week Text analysis
14th Week 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 ve James Kelly. Compendium of the Turkic Dialects, I-III. Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1982.
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
  • Presentation
  • Other
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
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 Course2
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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