Course Language:
Turkish
Course Objectives:
The course aims at helping students improve their skill in written and oral narration, by teaching them characteristics and rules of the language
Course Content:
Lexicon of Turkish, study of literary texts, rules for formal correspondence, format and rules for scientific research writing and genres of oral narration.
Course Methodology:
1. Lecture 2. Case study 3. Discussion 4. Demonstration 5. Group work 6. Microteaching 7. Problem solving
Course Evaluation Methods:
A. Classical exam B. Multiple-choice test C. Incomplete D. True-False E. Oral exam F. Portfolio G. Performance type H. Report
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1-Aims at helping students understand the subject, point of view and the main theme in fiction and informative texts | 1,3,4 | A |
| 2-Aims at helping students understand the means and possibilities of Turkish narration | 1,3,4 | A |
| 3-Aims at helping students understand, interpret and apply fiction and informative texts? | 1,3,4 | A |
| 4-Aims at teaching how to write a petition, report, minutes, business letters | 1,3,4 | A |
| 5-Aims at improving the students’ skills in written and oral narration | 1,3,4 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction/orientation: Giving students information about the content of the course and how the material will be covered | Related readings |
| 2 | Informative texts, fiction , subject / topic, point of view, main theme of the text. | Related readings |
| 3 | Kinds of vocabulary,(what )a parapraph (is),genres of narrative | Related readings |
| 4 | how to write a petition, ,preparing a CV | Related readings |
| 5 | Written narrative genres: memoirs, travel, diary and letter | Related readings |
| 6 | Written narrative genres :article, essay, newspaper article / column, critique | Related readings |
| 7 | (writing) reports, minutes (of a meeting) | Related readings |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Related readings |
| 9 | Scientific research, writing summary, taking notes, bibliography and rules for footnote writing | Related readings |
| 10 | Lexicon of Turkish of Turkish(native words, loan words, idioms) | Related readings |
| 11 | Turkish Lexicon (proverbs, cliches, reduplication of words) | Related readings |
| 12 | Syntax of Turkish and semantics | Related readings |
| 13 | Fiction (novel, poetry, theatre) | Related readings |
| 14 | Genres of oral narrative | Related readings |
Recommended Sources
| Required | Aksan, Doğan (1999), Anlambilim, Ankara, Engin yayınevi Aksan, Doğan(1987), Her Yönüyle Dil, Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim,3 cilt , Ankara Aksan, Doğan(1996), Türkçenin Sözvarlığı, Ankara, Engin Yayınevi Aksan, Doğan (2000), Türkiye Türkçesinin Dünü, Bugünü, Yarını, Ankara, Bilgi yayınevi Atay, Falih Rıfkı (2004), Çankaya, İstanbul, Pozitif yayınları Atay, Oğuz (2012), Bir Bilim Adamının Romanı Mustafa İnan,36.b., İstanbul,İletişim Yay. Atay, Oğuz(2013), Günlük,16. b., İstanbul, İletişim Yay. Boysan, Aydın(1997), Yollarda, Dünyadan Gezi Yazıları, 2. b., Ankara, Bilgi Yayınevi Ergin, Muharrem (2014), Türk Dil Bilgisi, İstanbul, Bayrak Yay. Kongar, Emre (2008), Kızlarıma Mektuplar Yaşamdan Satırbaşları, 45.b., İstanbul, Remzi Kitabevi Korkmaz, Zeynep ve diğerleri (1995), Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon Bilgileri, Ankara, Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu Matbaası Tanpınar, Ahmet Hamdi (2004), Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü, İstanbul, Dergah Yayınları Türkçe Ders Notları -TKL 202 (Haz. Bedri Selimhocaoğlu) Türkçe Sözlük (2011), Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 11. b., Ankara Yazım Kılavuzu (2009), Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 26. b., Ankara |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Xerox copies given to students before class. |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 |
| Quizzes | - | |
| Attendance | ||
| FINAL | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| Total | 100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Language” as a part of teaching Turkish language and literature curriculum in high schools. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have the necessary knowledge about “Turkey Turkish” and “Modern Turkish Grammar” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have the necessary knowledge about historical lexicology and philological evolution of Turkish language. | X | ||||
| 4 | To have the necessary knowledge about the stages of acculturation and oral / written sources of Turkish language. | X | ||||
| 5 | To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish dialects and their literatures. | X | ||||
| 6 | To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Literature” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | ||||
| 7 | To have the necessary knowledge about all major figures of Turkish literature (writer, poet, critic, academic, etc.) as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | ||||
| 8 | To have the necessary knowledge about oral / written sources of medieval and early modern Turkish literature. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic period throughout the history. | X | ||||
| 10 | To instruct students to synthesize the dynamics of Turkish modernization with the content of Turkish Language and Literature teaching and to have critical attitudes with historiography of Turkish literature. | X | ||||
| 11 | To instruct students to make critical readings of worldwide / national classics listed by Ministry of National Education . | X | ||||
| 12 | To instruct students to synthesize their common knowledge of literary genres, forms and literary history with the theoretical frameworks about construction of national history. | X | ||||
| 13 | To have ability to design original materials for field education and develop new projects. | X | ||||
| 14 | To have the necessary knowledge about paleography, research and presentation techniques using in Humanities. | X | ||||
| 15 | To have a critical and comparative perspective about Turkish literature among world literatures. | X | |
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity | Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Term Paper | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Work Load | 50 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 2 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2 |