| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | First Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 2 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Leyla Burcu Dündar
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Comprehend basic features of Turkish language.
2) Learn the basic principles of academic writing.
3) Develop written expression skills.
4) Practice oral presentation techniques.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The basic features of modern Turkish must be comprehended in order to use the language effectively and functionally. This course aims to support the students in developing the ability to express themselves both written and orally. Therefore, a programme designed for enhancing qualified writing and oral presentation skills is applied. In addition, academic writing principles and scientific research methods are covered in detail. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Basic features of Turkish | | 2nd Week | Punctuation | | 3rd Week | Spelling | | 4th Week | Sentence structures | | 5th Week | Incoherent structures | | 6th Week | Academic writing | | 7th Week | Citation techniques | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Referencing techniques | | 10th Week | Style and content | | 11th Week | Language and tone | | 12th Week | Oral presentation techniques | | 13th Week | Term paper presentations | | 14th Week | Term paper presentations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Demir, Nurettin ve Emine Yılmaz (Ed.). Türk Dili: Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım.
Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2010.
Özdemir, Emin. Sözlü-Yazılı Anlatım Sanatı. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 2004.
Türk Dil Kurumu, Yazım Kılavuzu. (http://www.tdk.gov.tr) |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Presentation,Other |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 13 | 2 | 26 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Course hours | 13 | 2 | 26 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total Workload | | | 83 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 2,76 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 2 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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