Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA1032: Elementary Turkish II

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 Skills	1. 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 Skills	6. 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 Skills	8. 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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Weeks 1-5: Elementary Turkish Grammar (text-based study)

Week 6: Midterm exam

Week 7-9: Elementary Turkish Grammar (text-based study)

Week 10-11: Review of entire class

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
33	117	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	33	11 x 3 hour Lectures
Guided Independent study	62	Short readings from Turkish literature texts to study and translate at home and later discussed by the whole class.
Guided Independent study	55	Translation exercises and reading aloud practices (audio files sent to students by email) are regularly given as homework, which is later discussed and analysed by the whole class.

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/