Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA1032: Elementary Turkish II

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to develop your skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking Turkish, continuing Elementary Turkish (term 1). By the end of the module the students should have sufficient knowledge of Turkish to read and write simple compositions and to conduct everyday conversation such as may be necessary for field work in Turkey.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills1. demonstrate mastery of the Turkish alphabet and pronunciation;
2. have a grasp of essential Turkish grammar;
3. read elementary texts in Turkish with or without a dictionary and write basic descriptive texts;
4. carry on basic conversation in elementary Turkish;
5. acquire a basic understanding of the importance of Turkish language and civilisation in the broader context of Islamic civilisation and culture;
Discipline-Specific Skills6. identify, describe and manipulate a range of linguistic forms and structures in reading, writing, and conversation;
7. assimilate basic information about another culture;
Personal and Key Skills8. develop time management skills;
9. conduct independent study, as well as to work in groups in conversation and text-based work;
10. demonstrate confidence in the use of a foreign language and will be able to use the language laboratory.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

?stanbul Yabanc?lar ?çin Türkçe Ders Kitab?, Kültür-Sanat Bas?mevi, 2016

Yeni Hitit I (Yabanc?lar ?çin Turkçe Ders Kitab?), (A. Tömer Press), Ankara

Nurettin Koç, Yabanc?lar  ?çin Dilbilgisi, 2nd. Edition, ?nk?lap Press, ?stanbul

Türk Dil Kurumu, Türkçe Sözlük, Ankara (Türk Dil Kurumu Press)

Türk Dil Kurumu, Yeni Yaz?m K?lavuzu, Ankara (Türk Dil Kurumu Press)

F.Nihan KETREZ -A Student Grammar of Turkish

Language laboratory access to Turkish radio and other sources of modern spoken Turkish