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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Undergraduate Course: Turkish 1A (IMES08048)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course will cover basics of Turkish language, alphabet, vowel harmony, simple, past and future tenses. Topic-based vocabulary will be provided. Simple dialogue will be introduced.
Course description During the first semester the syllabus design will be as follows:
the alphabet, vowel harmony, days of the week, months, seasons, numbers, colours, telling time, adjectives- comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, progressive tense, past tense, future tense, basic vocabulary, pronouns and simple dialogue, greetings.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs N\A
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 16/09/2019
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 39, Summative Assessment Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 153 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Revision
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exam 100% ( Mid-Semester test 10%, Written exam 70%, Oral exam 20%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Turkish 1a3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Turkish 1A3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will learn the Turkish alphabet, consonants, vowels and how they function in sentences.
  2. Students will learn Turkish vowel harmony and basic tenses such as progressive, past and future tenses and understand the differences between them. They will be able to use these structures in different contexts and do the relevant exercises.
  3. Students will be able to read and understand some basic texts and answer the text-based, open and reflective questions.
  4. They will be able to take part in simple conversations.
  5. They will learn to write some situational dialogues\introduce themselves and ask questions when working in pairs.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Study Abroad no
KeywordsIMES Turkish 1a
Contacts
Course organiserDr Hilal Kaya
Tel:
Email: hilal.kaya@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk
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