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.
Auditing/Class Only is not permitted for any languages courses.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | PLEASE NOTE: This course is designed for complete beginners with no previous knowledge of Turkish of any kind. Students considering taking Turkish 1a as an elective course who have knowledge of Turkish at or beyond CEFR A2 level, or students who are native speakers of Turkish, should not enrol in this course, as this would be considered academic misconduct. In such cases the students will be asked to leave the course. |
| Additional Costs | N\A |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2024 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 50,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
142 )
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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) |
Regular quizzes/ tests: 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 |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Turkish 1a | 180 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Turkish 1A | 180 | |
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
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 Nazife Takil
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
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