TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	2
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Bilge Gökter Gençer
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Indicate the historical and cultural status of the Turks before Islam. 2) Classify the first written texts of the Turkic language. 3) Learn the runic alphabet. 4) Explain the phonetic, morphological, and syntactic features of Orkhon Turkic scripts. 5) Analyze the morphological features of the words in Orkhon Turkic scripts.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, Orkhon Turkish used in Mongolia before the Turks accept Islam is discussed. Within the scope of Orkhon Turkish, history and culture of Kokturks, Turkish Runic alphabet and Turkish inscriptions with Runic letters are introduced, and the sections to be selected from Kul Tigin, Bilge Kagan and Tunyukuk are analyzed in terms of phonetics, structure, morphology, vocabulary and semantics. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the oldest period of Turkic languages that can be witnessed with written documents and to teach grammatical changes and developments in Turkic languages since this period.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introducing basic sources and informing about the scope of the course 2nd Week General characteristics of Old Turkish and Orkhon Turkish 3rd Week Kokturk history 4th Week Manuscripts written with Runic letters and properties of the texts 5th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 6th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 7th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 10th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 11th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 12th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 13th Week Examination of the language and tranlation to Turkish 14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Aksan, Doğan (2001). En Eski Türkçenin İzlerinde. İstanbul: Simurg Yay. Ercilasun, Ahmet Bican (2004). Türk Dili Tarihi. Ankara: Akçağ Yay. Erdal, Marcel. Old Turkic Word Formation: A Functional Approach to the Lexicon. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1991. Ergin, Muharrem (2012). Orhun Abideleri. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Yay. Gabain, A. Von (2003). Eski Türkçenin Grameri. Ankara: TDK Yay. Şirin User, Hatice (2009). Köktürk ve Ötüken Uygur Kağanlığı Yazıtları: Söz Varlığı İncelemesi. Konya: Kömen Yay. Şirin, Hatice (2015). Kül Tigin Yazıtı Notlar. İstanbul: Bilge Kültür Sanat
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 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 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Total Workload 89 Total Workload / 30 2,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No