TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Süer Eker
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Acquire the general knowledge about Turkic languages. 2) Learn the basic concepts related to the subject. 3) Assess the endangerment of a language. 4) Apply the knowledge to Turkic languages.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, theoretical basics related to endangered languages; linguistic diversity and the number of Turkic languages; the application of criteria regarding degrees of endangerment to Turkic languages and endangered Turkic languages will be explored
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, topics, basic concepts, and sources 2nd Week Communication and multilingualism 3rd Week Language policies 4th Week Criteria for assesing language vitality and endangerment 5th Week Classification of Turkic language and demographic characteristics 6th Week The case of mutual intelligibility among the Turkic languages 7th Week On the degrees of endangerment of Turkic languages 8th Week Midterm 9th Week An endangered language: Gagauz 10th Week An endangered language: Khalaj 11th Week An endangered langauge: Khalaj 12th Week An endangered language: Karaim 13th Week Field work methodology 14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Eker, Süer ve Ülkü Çelik-Şavk, ed. Tehlikedeki Türk Dilleri I, II, III, IV. Astana ve Ankara: Uluslararası Türk Akademisi, 2016. Gibbons, John ve Elizabeth Ramirez. Maintaining a Minority Language: A Case Study of Hispanic Teenagers. Canada: Multilingual Matters, 2004. Brenzinger, Matthias, et al. Language Vitality and Endangerment. Paris: UNESCO, 2003. Johanson, Lars. Structural Factors in Turkic Language Contacts. London: Curzon, 2002. Trudgill, Peter. Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society. London: Penguin Books, 2000.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Project 1 10 Other 1 10 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 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 10 10 Presentation (including preperation) 2 10 20 Project 1 30 30 Article 4 10 40 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 4 56 Total Workload 299 Total Workload / 30 9,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No