TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Melike Üzüm Assistant Professor Bilge Gökter Gençer
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Classify the modern written languages and dialects developed from the Oghuz Turkic. 2) Compare the general linguistic features of the languages in the Oghuz branch. 3) Explain the phonetic and morphological features of the languages in the Oghuz branch. 4) Analyze the morphological features of the words in the text. 5) Translate texts in Cyrillic and Latin letters into Turkish using sources.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course deals with the modern Turkic written languages and dialects that have developed from the Proto Oghuz. The written language and dialects that fall into the Oghuz group, starting with their historical development, will be evaluated on phonetics, morphology, syntax and lexicon. Within the scope of the course, students will find the opportunity to deal with the major literary products and other language material through authentic sources. Thus, students will gain an insight into the modern Turkic communities that speak Turkic written languages and dialects.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Turkic languages family 2nd Week Oghuz languages and peoples 3rd Week Survey of the Oghuz languages 4th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages 5th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages 6th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages 7th Week Grammatical features of contemporary Oghuz languages 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Philological text analysis 10th Week Philological text analysis 11th Week Philological text analysis 12th Week Philological text analysis 13th Week Philological text analysis 14th Week Philological text analysis
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Clauson, Sir Gerard. An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. Çağatay, Saadet. Türk Lehçeleri Örnekleri II. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1977. Dankoff, Robert and James Kelly. Compendium of the Turkic Dialects, I-III. Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1982-85. Demir, Nurettin ve Emine Yılmaz. Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2003. Ercilasun, Ahmet Bican, vd. Türk Lehçeleri Sözlüğü I. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, 1991. Johanson, Lars ve Eva Agnes Csato. The Turkic Languages. London and New York: Routledge, 1998. Menges, Karl. The Turkic Languages and Peoples. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrasowitz, 1968.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 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 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 12 12 Total Workload 115 Total Workload / 30 3,83 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No