At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns the language, the link between feelings, thoughts and language itself, and social value of the language and becomes aware of the status of Turkish among the other languages in the World. 2) Learns the features of written and verbal language and how to use language effectively. 3) Learns the term of ?communication? and create a text which is a tool of this term. 4) Learns the criteria which make a text and acquire the ability to make use of these criteria while forming a text. 5) Learns the rules of essay writing, the elements of essay planning , paragraph and the main idea. 6) Learn about the range of sentence and paragraph structure and its translations. They use application 7) Learns writting rules and punctuation, gains the ability to use them and grasps the phases of text formation. 8) Learns about the types and forms of expression, gain summarizing skills and learns about the features of informative texts. 9) Learns about the ways of developing and supporting ideas, applies active reading and text analysis methods.
MODE OF DELIVERY
E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No.
COURSE DEFINITION
The Turkish Language curriculum aims to enable the student to use his/her mother tongue adequately and accurately; to make the student think about a subject in detail; to teach him/her to convey his/her thoughts in a rational, simple, original and effective way in written and oral form; to gain the ability to make use of various sources and to evaluate data; to give the student the habit of listening, criticising, thinking in a planned way, respecting thoughts and speaking in front of the public; to make the student understand the importance of listening and reading in being successful and gaining knowledge; to direct the student to be a good listener and reader.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
What is Language?
2nd Week
Languages and Language Types in the World
3rd Week
Development and Historical Periods of Turkish
4th Week
Studies on Turkish Language in the Republican Period
5th Week
What is language as a means of communication?
6th Week
Language in Textual Context
7th Week
What are the criteria for being a text?
8th Week
Text Production Stages
9th Week
Expression Disorders
10th Week
Punctuation Marks
11th Week
Paragraph Writing Techniques
12th Week
Academic Writing Language and Features
13th Week
Text Analysis
14th Week
Ways of Thought Development
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Üniversiteler İçin Türk Dili Ders Kitabı Başkent Üniversitesi Yayını (2020), Ankara Türk Dil Kurumu Yazım Kılavuzu, TDK Yayınları (2021), Ankara Güncel Türkçe Sözlük, TDK Yayınları (2021), Ankara
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Attendance
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
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
1
2
2
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
40
40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
64
64
Homework
Total Workload
150
Total Workload / 30
5
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
