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Program of Turkish Language Teaching

TRD101

TURKISH LANGUAGE I

Course Code
TRD101
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Develop written and oral language skills
  2. Compare, analyze and classify scientific and artistic text types
  3. apply writing methods and techniques
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionWriting language and features; spelling and punctuation; features of written and oral expression; paragraph creation and paragraph types (introduction, development, conclusion paragraphs); methods of thinking development (explanation, discussion, narration, description; definition, exemplification, witness demonstration, comparison), Text structure (structural features of the text, introduction-development-result parts), textuality properties (cohesion, coherence; purposefulness, acceptability, situationality, informality, intertextuality; Writing text (drafting, writing, editing, and sharing); writing informative-descriptive text; writing narrative text; writing descriptive text; writing controversial text; writing descriptive text; writing argumentative and persuasive text.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week - Introductions - Distribution of the Course Syllabus
2nd Week - What is language? The relationship between language and time, human and culture
3rd Week - Language and Expression Mistakes: Words written contiguously and separately, spelling of -de/-da and -ki suffixes -punctuation marks
4th Week - What is a text? -conditions of being a text (coherence, cohesion, purposefulness, situationality, wisdom) - intertextual relations - types of texts
5th Week - Ways to Develop Thinking: definition, comparison, exemplification, witnessing (evidence), analogy ect.
6th Week - Informative Writings-Official Writings: Petition-report-record-record-news-announcement-letter, Language used in - official writings and petitions
7th Week - Essay-Criticism-Article
8th Week ----------midterm--------
9th Week Student presentations exemplifying the use of written and spoken language-(evaluation in terms of content and language-expression)
10th Week Student presentations exemplifying the use of written and spoken language-(evaluation in terms of content and language-expression)
11th Week Student presentations exemplifying the use of written and spoken language-(evaluation in terms of content and language-expression)
12th Week Student presentations exemplifying the use of written and spoken language-(evaluation in terms of content and language-expression)
13th Week Student presentations exemplifying the use of written and spoken language-(evaluation in terms of content and language-expression)
14th Week Student presentations exemplifying the use of written and spoken language-(evaluation in terms of content and language-expression)
Recommended or Required ReadingTürk Dil Kurumu İmla Kılavuzu,
Türkçe Sözlük (2 cilt), TDK Yayınları
Üniversiteler İçin Türk Dili Ders Kitabı (Komisyon) Başkent Üniv. Yayını
Aktaş, Şerif-Osman Gündüz, (2003). Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım, Akçağ Yay., Ankara.
Pascal-Picq-Jean Louis Dessalles-Bernard Victori, (2018), Dilin Kökenleri, (çev. Atakan Altınörs), İst: Bilge Kültür Sanat yay.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Presentation of Article 1 20
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 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation) 1 10 10
Performance Practice 7 1 7
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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