Postgraduate Course: Turkish 1A for Postgraduates (IMES08040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | The 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
20/09/2021 |
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
70 %,
Coursework
10 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Mid-Semester test and regular quizzes: 10%
Written Exam: 70%
Oral Exam: 20% |
| Feedback |
For the mid-term tests/course-work, students will be given the chance to review their answer sheets/marks and the course organiser will go through all the questions with students. For the oral exams, detailed feedback will be provided upon request. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Turkish 1a | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will learn to read and write short paragraphs in Turkish.
- Students will acquire knowledge of some of the basic features of Turkish grammar.
- Students will acquire some basic Turkish vocabulary.
- Students will learn to exchange greetings, introduce themselves and engage confidently in basic conversations.
- Students will learn to translate elementary texts from Turkish into English and vice versa.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | IMES Turkish 1A PG |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hilal Kaya
Tel:
Email: hilal.kaya@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk |
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