TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Get general information about Turkish Sign Language. 2) Learn TSL alphabet and signs used in daily life. 3) Learn about basic TSL concepts of grammar and structure. 4) Establish communication with hearing impared individuals at a basic level using TSL. 5) Use Turkish Sign Language at a basic level in school and society.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Basic concepts related to sign language; Turkish sign language, history and characteristics; letters in Turkish sign language; phonetics; internal structure of the sign, simultaneity and succession; hand alphabet in terms of phonetics; shape information in sign language, structure and configuration of sign; word classes and pronouns; syntax in sign language; word order, sentence types; sentences in question form; semantics in sign language; meaning and reference, types of meaning, idioms; dialog using the Turkish sign language.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week TSL General Information, Deaf Culture, Grammar Structure 2nd Week TSL Alphabet, Pronouns, Family, Close Neighbourhood and Relatives Terms 3rd Week Elephants, Colloquial Terms 4th Week Preposition-Abjective Question Pronouns-Additives 5th Week Time-Day-Month-Year-Season Terms, Emotion and Behaviour Terms- Colours 6th Week Terms Related to Education, 7th Week Geographical and Directional Concepts - Opposite Concepts 8th Week Midterm Exam Week 9th Week Maths Terms, Numbers 10th Week Plant and Animal Terms 11th Week Food - Occupational and Job Title Terms 12th Week Home - Property Concepts 13th Week Cities and Countries 14th Week Course Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Dikyuva, H., Zeshan, U. (2008). Türk İşaret Dili - Birinci Seviye . Nijmegen: İshara Press. Dikyuva, H., Makaroğlu B., Arık E.,(2015) Türk İşaret Dili Dil Bilgisi Kitabı
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 22 22 Course hours 12 2 24 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 30 60 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No