EGE UNIVERSITY Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
6012001012010	TURKISH LANGUAGE-I	Compulsory	1	1	2

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Objectives of the Course

The main aim of this course is to teach the students how to comprehend subtle and deep meanings while reading or listening in Turkish; to establish the consciousness of Turkish as one of the richest, the most creative and fundamental languages; to feel an affection toward the language; to have pleasure in reading, to have good reading habits and develop reading abilities, and also to teach fundamental cultural values of the Turkish people; in short to develop and increase thinking, writing and communication abilities of the students as individuals.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Onur TINKIR

Learning Outcomes

1	to perceive, define and exemplify the regulations of the Turkish language; and to understand and explain the relation between the language, the idea and the culture;
2	to comprehend and express the structure, the function and the dimension of the language;
3	to understand and comprehend the differences between the oral language and the written text;
4	to be able to analyze a text to be read, heard; or a programme watched;
5	to be able to express the senses, envisions, and observations by using effective words and sentences both orally and in written form;
6	to be able to classify the languages in the world according to their roots and structures;
7	to be able to explain the phonetics of the Turkish language;
8	to be able to apply the basic terms of morphemes;
9	to be able to explain the basic concepts of syntax and semantics;
10	to comprehend and explain different language mistakes in use on the texts;
11	Develop a scientific, analytic, critic, creative and supportive thinking and mind;
12	educating students who claim national and global ethic values as their own; tolerate the opposite ideas in discussions, thinks and creates their ideas about local, national and global problems, and fluently uses Turkish language both orally and in written form while talking on any issues.

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

* Basic Concepts: Definition of Language. * Communication and Language. * Language, Thinking, Speaking, Writing, Literature and Culture. * Turkish Among The Languages; Turkish and Its Dialects * The structure, Syntax, and Semantics of Turkish.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introducing the aims, the basic concepts, contents, importance and rules of the course.	Introduction, Theoretical, Question-Answer
2	Definition of language; the emergence and main aspects Turkish.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
3	Explaining the relation between language, literature and culture.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
4	Comprehending the different types of language (spoken language, written language, mother tongue, natural and artificial languages; dialects.)	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
5	Explaining the relation between culture and language, the elements of culture; culture and civilization; cultural varieties, and differences.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
6	Introduction to the language families of the world, classification of the languages, and learning the places of the Turkish language among the others.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
7	Understanding the development and periods of the Turkish Language.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
8	Midterm Exam	Written Exam
9	Explaining the parts of grammar; phonetics and classification of phonemes in Turkish Language.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
10	Explaining the Contemporary Turkish Language period, the alphabets being used in Turkish Language.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
11	Introduction to the phonemes, vowels, consonants, syllable, consonant changes and euphony in Turkish language.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
12	The aspects of morphemes in the Turkish Language; word building structures, the stem, the body, the base, and classification of suffixes.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
13	Introduction to word classification (the nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, conjunctions, ejaculations, and prepositions.)	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
14	Introduction to the syntactical aspects of Turkish Language; components of sentences, variety of sentences, and exercises on sentence components.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
15	Explanation of the semantic aspects of Turkish Language; basic meaning, synonym and antonym meanings, contraction and broadening in meaning.	Theoretical, Discussion, Question-Answer
16	Final Exam	Written Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Course Books: 1. Ergin, Muharrem. Türk Dil Bilgisi. Bayrak Yay., 2010 2. Korkmaz, Zeynep; vd. Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon Bilgileri. 3. Türk Dili Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım ( ed., Nurettin Demir, Emine Yılmaz), Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık, 2013. Subsidiary Books: 1. Aksan, Doğan. Her Yönüyle Dil, Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. Ankara: TDK Yay. 2. Aksan, Doğan. Türkiye Türkçesinin Dünü, Bugüne, Yarını. Ankara: Bilgi Yay., 2001. 3. Aksoy, Ömer Asım. Atasözleri ve Deyimler Sözlüğü I-II. Ankara: TDK Yay. 4. İmla Kılavuzu. Ankara: TDK Yay., 2010. 5. Türkçe Sözlük. Ankara: TDK Yay., 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	2	2
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	5	4
LO2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	5	4
LO3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	5	4
LO4	2	3	3	3	1	1	4	4	2	4	3	3	5	4
LO5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	5	4
LO6	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	5	4
LO7	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	3	5	4
LO8	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	3	5	4
LO9	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	3	5	4
LO10	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	3	5	4
LO11	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	3	3	3	5	4
LO12	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	2	3	3	5	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High