The rules of Arabic and Persian grammar borrowed in Ottoman Turkish are taught; those rules are illustrated and studied in detail through texts from Divan Literature and from the literature of the pre-Republic era
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students will be able to |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1) read advanced level texts in Ottoman Turkish |
1, 2 |
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2) read texts written with two or more Eastern languages |
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3) analyze texts to draw information from them |
1, 2 |
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4) acquire skills for publishing texts that remained unpublished |
1, 2 |
A |
Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Reading Arabic compunds on the basis of Shamsi and Kameri letters; Reading Persian complex compunds; Reading texts |
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2 |
Identifying sentence constituents in poems from Ottoman Turkish; Practice |
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3 |
Identification of dates dropped through alphabetical account (‘ebced hesabı’) in poetry; Determining syllabic meter in poems |
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4 |
Reading of handwritten literary texts |
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5 |
Information on handwriting styles in literary texts with an emphasis on Rik’a style |
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6 |
Studies on simplifying difficult texts |
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7 |
Getting acquainted with the literary and cultural history of Turkish |
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8 |
Reading of handwritten letters and other types of texts written by literary people, scholars, historians |
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9 |
Reading through material rehabilitation of handwritten texts |
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10 |
Reading texts with two languages: Ottoman Turkish-Persian |
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11 |
Reading texts with multiple languages: Ottoman Turkish-Persian-Arabic |
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12 |
Reading books of travels (‘seyahatname’) and books of embassy (‘sefaretname’) |
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13 |
Studies on simplifying difficult texts through reading |
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14 |
Reading tezkires and extracting information |
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15 |
General review |
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16 |
Final exam |
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Recommended Sources
Textbook |
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kanar, Çözümlü Osmanlı Türkçesi Metinleri Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kanar, Osmanlı Türkçesine Giriş Books on Ottoman Turkish published by experts on Turkish Language and Literature |
Additional Resources |
Photocopies of handwritten manuscripts, letters, mesnevi etc. |
Material Sharing
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Exams |
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Assessment
IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
Assignment |
1 |
60 |
Total |
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100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
Total |
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100 |
COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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5 |
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identify the linguistic units of the each component of the Turkish grammar including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. |
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2 |
demonstrate skills in using Turkish effectively. |
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x |
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analyze and critically evaluate the literary texts of Turkish produced in various periods of history using the perspective of philology and the contemporary studies of linguistics and literature. |
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x |
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4 |
recognize the impact of relevant disciplines in forming the basis of the contemporary theories of literature and linguistics. |
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x |
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5 |
present basic knowledge and skills (such as computer software and information and communication technologies) in their field of study that would assist them in conducting academic research. |
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x |
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6 |
work independently or assume responsibility as a team member to solve problems encountered in the field of Turkish Language and Literature. |
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x |
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7 |
demonstrate awareness of professional ethics and responsibility. |
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x |
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use (in educational institutions as well as in public and private sectors) the theoretical and practical information they acquire throughout their undergraduate education. |
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x |
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organize or take part in organizing scientific, cultural or artistic events such as workshops, conferences, colloquia. |
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x |
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10 |
adopt a positive approach to lifelong learning. |
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x |
ECTS
Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
Mid-term exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Assignment |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Total Work Load |
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130 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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150/25: 6 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |