| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will have learned advanced communication skills to communicate with mute and deaf individuals and will know how to act accordingly an advancement to the first course the students received.
- will have learned a wider range of terminology and grammar in Turkish sign language ranging from A2 to the beginning of B1.
- will be able to understand and translate mute and deaf individuals from Turkish sign language to English ranging from A2 to the beginning of B1.
- will learn how to act during translation.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | The primary aim of this course is to teach students the foundations of Turkish sign language in Turkey and how it has become linguistically important for the Turkish language. Among the other aims of the course, there are to teach students the importance of mute and deaf people, how to address them, translate for them and generally have an idea of what to do when communicating with a mute Turkish individual, to be able to translate English from A2 to the beginning of B1 to Turkish sign language level and vice versa and to raise awareness among students so that the need for Turkish sign language interpreters can be met. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
General Introduction |
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2nd Week |
What areas of grammar and vocabulary are needed to improve for the A2 level. |
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3rd Week |
Videos related to sign language interpretation and what tactics are used. |
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4th Week |
Introduction to advanced vocabulary foundation to start development. |
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5th Week |
The start of advance grammar used by Turkish Deaf individuals that are not common in spoken languages. |
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6th Week |
Discussions in class and the start of translations using newly learned vocabulary and grammar. |
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7th Week |
General Review and Exercise |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training (Verbs, time, pronouns) |
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10th Week |
Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training (Traffic, clothes, Banking terms) |
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11th Week |
Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training (countries, health terms) |
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12th Week |
Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training (Opposite meanings, geographic locations) |
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13th Week |
Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training (Verbs, time, pronouns) |
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14th Week |
Final Exam |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | KAYA, T. (2022). TİD. Ankara: Azim Matbaacılık. Yule, George (2017). The study of language. 5th ed., Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials provided by the instructor. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Practice
- Problem Solving
- Project
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
35 |
| Assignment |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
45 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Total Work Load | 124 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.13 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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