Undergraduate Course: Turkish 1A (IMES08048)
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 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| 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 |
Turkish 1a aims to teach the structure of the Turkish language through Istanbul A1 course book. During the first semester the syllabus design will be as follows: the alphabet, vowel harmony, days of the week, plural nouns, months, seasons, numbers, colours, telling time, adjectives- comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, progressive tense, past tense, noun-case suffixes, basic vocabulary, pronouns and simple dialogue, greetings and translating from Turkish to English.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | N\A |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
20/09/2021 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 39,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
153 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Revision
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| 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, 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 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Turkish 1A | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- read and write short paragraphs in Turkish
- understand the basic features of Turkish grammar.
- recognise and use some basic Turkish vocabulary.
- exchange greetings, introduce themselves and engage confidently in basic conversations.
- translate elementary texts from Turkish into English and vice versa.
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Reading List
Core coursebook: Istanbul Yabancilar icin Turkce Ders Kitabi ve Calisma Kitabi (A1), by Istanbul Universitesi Dil Merkezi (Istanbul Kultur Sanat Basimevi, 2013)
Recommended:
Turkish Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook, by Emine Cakir and and Berna Akca (Teach Yourself, 2018)
Turkce Okuyorum 1& 2, by Hakan Yilmaz (Dilmer Yayinlari, 2007, 2010)
Berlitz Turkish-English/English-Turkish Dictionary |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
no |
| Keywords | IMES Turkish 1a |
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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