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

Postgraduate Course: Turkish 1A for Postgraduates (IMES08040)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits0 ECTS Credits0
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, 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
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 21/09/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework (weekly assignments) 40%
On-line exam 60% (with written and oral components)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Turkish 1a3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will learn to read and write short paragraphs in Turkish.
  2. Students will acquire knowledge of some of the basic features of Turkish grammar.
  3. Students will acquire some basic Turkish vocabulary.
  4. Students will learn to exchange greetings, introduce themselves and engage confidently in basic conversations.
  5. Students will learn to translate elementary texts from Turkish into English and vice versa.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsIMES Turkish 1A PG
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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