TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Melike Üzüm Assistant Professor Sıdıka Dursun
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the change of language and its reasons. 2) Explain the theory of Altaic languages. 3) Define the historical periods of the Turkic languages. 4) Distinguish the general characteristics of historical periods. 5) List the works written in historical periods.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, general characteristics of historical Turkic languages from Proto-Altaic language to Modern Turkish are discussed. In the framework of historical events branching of the Turkic languages are evaluated to show as a whole historical periods of Turkish. In addition, the students get an idea of the change of languages and its causes.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The main sources of history of Turkic languages 2nd Week Periods of Turkic languages 3rd Week The theory of Altaic languages 4th Week Pre-Turkic and Proto-Turkic 5th Week General characteristics of Orkhun Turkish and its works 6th Week General characteristics of Uyghur Turkish and its works 7th Week General characteristics of Kharakhanid Turkish and its works 8th Week Midterm 9th Week General characteristics of Khorezmian Turkish and its works 10th Week General characteristics of Kipchak Turkish and its works 11th Week General characteristics of Chaghatay Turkish and its works 12th Week General characteristics of Old Anatolian Turkish and its works 13th Week General characteristics of Ottoman Turkish 14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Nurettin, Demir- Emine Yılmaz, Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker, 2003. Lars Johanson, The History of Turkic, The Turkic Languages, Edited by Lars Johanson 1998: 81-125. Eckmann, Janos, Harezm, Kıpçak ve Çağatay Türkçesi Üzerine Araştırmalar. Hz. Osman Fikri Sertkaya. Ankara: TDK Yay, 1996. Eckmann, Janos, Middle Turkic Glosses of Rylands Interlinear Koran Translition. Budapest, 1976. Ata, Aysu, Harezm-Altınordu Türkçesi. İstanbul: TDAD 36, 2002. Karamanlıoğlu, Ali Fehmi, Gülistan Tercümesi. İstanbul, 1978. Eckman, Janos, Nehcül Feradis Cennetlerin Açık Yolu. Hz. Semih Tezcan, Hamza Zülfikar. Ankara, 1995. Eckmann, Janos, Çağatayca El Kitabı, çev. Günay Karaağaç. İstanbul, 1988. Gerhard Clauson, An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth Century Turkish, Oxford 1972. Talat Tekin, Mehmet Ölmez; Türk Dilleri, Simurg, Ankara 1995.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz 1 5 5 Individual or group work 13 2 26 Preparation for Final exam 1 28 28 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 24 24 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework Total Workload 125 Total Workload / 30 4,16 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No