TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	2
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Süer Eker
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Classify the modern written languages and dialects developed from Kipchak Turkic. 2) Compare the general linguistic features of the languages in Kipchak branch. 3) Explain the phonetic and morphological features of the languages in Kipchak 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 Kipchak language. The objective of Contemporary Turkic Languages: Kipchak Group course is to analyze the modern outlook of the written language and dialects that fall into the Kipchak group, starting with their historical development, and with special emphasis on phonetics, morphology, syntax an 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 Classification of contemporary Kipchak languages 2nd Week Kipchak languages and peoples 3rd Week Kipchak languages and peoples 4th Week Phonology 5th Week Phonology 6th Week Morphology 7th Week Morphology 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Syntax 10th Week Syntax 11th Week Text analysis 12th Week Text analysis 13th Week Text analysis 14th Week 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 ve James Kelly. Compendium of the Turkic Dialects, I-III. Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1982. 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,Presentation,Other,Project
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 15 15 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 84 Total Workload / 30 2,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No