Program of Dentistry (English 30%)

• Assistant Professor Nihal Yavuz
• Instructor Dilara Keskin

At the end of this course, the students;

1. Explain the fundamental characteristics and functions of language and the relationships between language, thought, emotion, and culture, while developing an awareness of the importance of the mother tongue.
2. Evaluate the place of Turkish among the world?s languages, its historical development, geographical distribution, alphabets used throughout its history, and its interaction with other languages.
3. Explain the structural and typological characteristics and expressive capacity of Turkish, as well as the fundamental concepts of semantics, through relevant examples.
4. Apply Turkish spelling and punctuation rules and use Turkish accurately, clearly, effectively, and appropriately in academic, professional, everyday, and digital communication contexts.
5. Evaluate current issues concerning the Turkish language within their social, cultural, and technological contexts and critically analyze different texts and discourses in terms of purpose, target audience, context, language use, and stylistic features.
6. Evaluates linguistic diversity within the framework of dialectal and language variation and develops awareness of different varieties and uses of Turkish.
7. Develops language and expression strategies appropriate to the target audience, context, and communicative purpose and communicates effectively in oral, written, and digital contexts.
8. Apply the fundamental principles of academic writing, academic ethics, citation, and referencing to produce academic texts in accordance with the conventions of scholarly communication.
9. Use artificial intelligence tools in ways that support the accurate, effective, and ethical use of Turkish; critically evaluate AI-generated content; and prepare texts required for official and professional communication in accordance with the conventions of the relevant text type.

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