Undergraduate Course: Turkish 2b (IMES08053)
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 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Turkish 2b is designed to lead on from Turkish 2a and provides further development of the students' linguistic skills in modern Turkish, both written and oral. |
| Course description |
Turkish 2b aims to teach the structure of the Turkish language through Istanbul B1 course book (last 3 units). These units (4-6) cover other/more adverbial clauses (although, rather than, despite, even if, etc.), conditionals in the present and past forms, and the reciprocal verbs. A selection of short literary texts in modern Turkish will also be studied.
The course will consist of 4 Seminar/Tutorial hours of instruction per week. Every week, 3 hours will be devoted to grammar and reading skills while 1 will be devoted to oral practice.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Turkish 2a (IMES08052)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should normally have passed Turkish 2a to take this course or take a entrance test. Please contact imes@ed.ac.uk |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam 100% [Mid-Semester test 10% - Written exam 70% - Oral exam 20%]
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| 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 in class. For the oral exams, detailed feedback will be provided upon request.
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Turkish 2b | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Turkish 2b | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate intermediate knowledge of Turkish grammar;
- talk and write confidently about a range of everyday subjects;
- read and understand some literary texts in modern Turkish;
- use the core vocabulary of Turkish news bulletins;
- translate intermediate level texts from Turkish into English and vice versa.
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Reading List
Essential:
Core coursebook: Istanbul Yabancilar icin Turkce Ders Kitabi (B1), 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)
Yeni Hitit Yabancilar Icin Turkce (B1) by Ankara Universitesi Turkce Ogretim Merkezi (Ankara, 2013)
Berlitz Turkish-English/English-Turkish Dictionary |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- Communication skills
- Oral presentation competency
- Time management
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| Keywords | Turkish,Language,Grammar,Literature,Translation,Culture |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hilal Kaya
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
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