CONTEMPORARY TURKISH DIALECTS

TRK427

Course Code: TRK427
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

know phonetic and morphological features that distinguish the Proto Oghuz from other historical written languages.
list the modern written languages and dialects that have developed from Proto Oghuz language; read the texts and translate them to Turkish by making use of the sources.
recognize the phonetic and morphological features of such written languages such as Azeri, Turkmen and Gagavuz, along with their general characteristics; possess background knowledge about the other Oghuz dialects which have no written language such as Khorasan Turkic, Khraezm-Oghuz dialects, Kirkuk Turkish etc.
possess the background knowledge necessary to support the language studies concerning the literatures, histories and cultures of the community that constitute the Oghuz group.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Grammatical features of contemporary Turkish dialects other than Turkish of Turkey (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Turkmen, Uzbek etc), major differences and similations between than and Turkish of Turkey, major figures and their Works.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduce; dialects, concepts of dialect, sub-dialect, accent; Oghuz Group; Survey of the Oghuz languages
2^nd Week	Oghuz languages
3^rd Week	Turkish of Azerbaijani grammar
4^th Week	Turkish of Azerbaijani grammar
5^th Week	Turkish of Azerbaijani grammar
6^th Week	Analysis of Azerbaijani texts
7^th Week	Analysis of Azerbaijani texts
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Turkic languages in Iran
10^th Week	Sample texts
11^th Week	Philological exercises
12^th Week	Philological exercises
13^th Week	Philological exercises
14^th Week	Philological exercises

Recommended or Required Reading

Çağatay, Saadet (1977). Türk Lehçeleri Örnekleri II. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yay.
Demir, Nurettin ve Emine Yılmaz (2003). Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yay.
Deny, J. vd. (1959). Philologiae Turcicae Fundamenta I. Wiesbaden: Steiner.
Ercilasun, Ahmet B. (2007). Türk Lehçeleri Grameri. Ankara: Akçağ.
Johanson, L., A. E. Csato (1998). The Turkic Languages. London and New York:Routledge.
Menges, Karl (1968). The Turkic Languages and Peoples. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrasowitz.
Tekin, Talat ve Mehmet Ölmez (1999). Türk Dilleri. Giriş. İstanbul: Simurg Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice
Project

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	13	2	26
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10