Module ARA3166 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3166: Advanced Turkish Language II
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to:
- Develop further your active and passive command of the Turkish Language through a wide range of written and pedagogical materials, such as classical and modern Turkish texts (both prose and poetry,) films and other media where appropriate.
- Enable you to have mastery of all aspects of higher Turkish grammar, as well as to develop further conversational, writing and listening skills.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the grammatical and syntactical features of written Turkish and spoken Turkish; 2. Read various genres of classical and modern Turkish texts, and write and translate modern Turkish 3. Speak Turkish semi-fluently; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Decipher and translate Turkish texts linked to Islamic Studies with minimal use of a dictionary; |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Demonstrate time management skills and the capacity to conduct independent study 6. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in a foreign language. 7. Demonstrate confidence in the use of foreign language 8. Develop time management skills and ability to conduct independent study |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The class will be conducted mostly in Turkish. Teaching includes lectures and commentary on the main textbook in-class discussion of the handouts of classical Turkish prose and poetry given as homework; as well as translations from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English will be introduced.
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:
- Advanced Turkish Grammar (text based);
- study and translation of advanced Turkish texts
- Advanced Turkish (conversational and listening skills)
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 |
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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 |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 11 | Students group work on Turkish media and text to prepare for oral presentation |
Guided independent study | 95 | Homework assignments including translation, grammar, or oral presentation (around 4.5 hours per week) |
Guided independent study | 11 | Assessed tests contributing towards continuous assessment mark. An average mark will be taken of all the marks of assessed tests |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Writing, reading assignments in class | Weekly | 1,2,4, 6,7 | Written and Verbal |
Translation | Weekly | 1,2,4,5,7,8 | Written and verbal |
Oral presentation | Approximatively 3 times, depending on the size of the class | 1,6,7 | verbal |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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30 | 50 | 20 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Continuous assessment | 30 | 4 hours a week | 1,2,4,5,6 | Written and Verbal |
Written exam | 50 | 2 hours | 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 | Written |
Oral exam | 20 | 20 minutes | 1,3,5,6,7,8,9 | Verbal |
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0 | ||||
0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Written examination | 2 hours written examination | 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 | August/September reassessment period |
Oral exam | 20 minutes oral exam | 1,3,5,6,7,8,9 | August/September reassessment period |
Continuous assessment | 2 hours written examination | 1,2,4,5,6,7 | August/September reassessment period |
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.
Yeni Hitit I (Yabancılar Ä°çin Turkçe Ders Kitabı), (A. Tömer Press), Ankara
Nurettin Koç, Yabancılar Ä°çin Dilbilgisi, 2nd. Edition, Ä°nkılap Press, Ä°stanbul
Türk Dil Kurumu, Türkçe Sözlük, Ankara (Türk Dil Kurumu Press)
Türk Dil Kurumu, Yeni Yazım Kılavuzu, Ankara (Türk Dil Kurumu Press)
F.Nihan KETREZ -A Student Grammar of Turkish