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	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Süer Eker
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the phenomenon of language and the basic concepts of language. 2) Discuss language families and the language family that Turkic is in. 3) Classify historical and contemporary Turkic languages. 4) Define the general structure of the Turkic language. 5) Consider language contacts accurate in certain areas.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course will give general information about language(s). Students will be introduced to the language family in which the Turkish language falls. Turkic languages, dialects, important accents within the Turkish language family, the characteristics of these languages and dialects, the regions in which they are seen, will be explained. Furthermore, main concepts of language, language contacts and language death etc. will be emphasized. The aim of the course is to form the foundation for the language-related courses the students will take in the following semesters.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Language and basic concepts of language 2nd Week Language and variation 3rd Week Types of language 4th Week Classification of languages, language families 5th Week Turkic languages and alphabets 6th Week Historical Turkic languages 7th Week Contemporary Turkic languages 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Basic concepts of linguistics 10th Week Turkology and linguistics 11th Week Language contacts 12th Week Language death 13th Week Non-academic conceptions of language 14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Demir, Nurettin-Emine Yılmaz (2003). Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara. Demir, Nurettin-Emine Yılmaz (2010). Türk Dili, Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım. Ankara: Nobel Yay. Eker, Süer (2012). Çağdaş Türk Dili. Ankara: Grafiker Yay. Durmuş, Mustafa (Ed.) (2013). Türk Dili Sözlü ve Yazılı Anlatım El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yay.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 2 15 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2 26 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 13 2 26 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework Total Workload 95 Total Workload / 30 3,16 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No