CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND DYNAMICS (TURKISH)

The course is part of the core courses in the curriculum teaching the language chosen by the student. The aim of the course is to obtain level C1 of the CEFR

1. Knowledge and comprehension
- To understand complex structures of Turkish reading texts of advanced difficulty and in different special languages
- To acquire notions of sociolinguistics (in particular language policies)

2. Capacity of application
- To deliver abstracts in Turkish in academic texts
- To be able to analyze, comment and scientifically use sociolinguistic data
-- Capacity of translation, into the student's native language, of an academic Turkish text of advanced difficulty, and from the student’s native language to Turkish, of a text of intermediate difficulty.

Advanced knowledge of Turkish corresponding to level B2 (CEFR)

- Formal linguistics in the analysis of Turkish, especially of its syntax and morphology (texts in English and Turkish)
- Application of linguistic analysis to Turkish prose

Specific issues that will be examined by reading texts in Turkish:
A. Complex constructions in Turkish from the point of view of syntax and morphology (e.g. complement clauses, relative clauses)
B. Word order in the interface of syntax and discourse; the relevance of directionality

The students will choose a topic in the morphosyntax of Turkish, based on the readings and class discussions, for a paper and a presentation. The topic has to be approved by the professor.

Erkman Akerson, Fatma. 2021. Edebiyattaki tren, şu bildiğimiz tren mi? İstanbul: Bilge.

Erkman Akerson, Fatma & Şeyda Ozil 1998. Türkçede Niteleme: Sıfat İşlevli Yan Tümceler. İstanbul: Simurg.

İmer, Kamile, Kocaman, Ahmet & A. Sumru Özsoy 2011. Dilbilim Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi.

Ketrez, Nihan F. 2012. A Student Grammar of Turkish. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press.

Kıran, Zeynel & Kıran, Ayşe 2001. Dilbilime Giriş. Ankara: Seçkin.

Kornfilt, Jaklin 1997. Turkish. London/New York: Routledge.

Lewis, Geoffrey L. 1967. Turkish Grammar. Oxford: University Press.

Uzun, Nadir Engin 2000. Anaçizgileriyle Evrensel Dilbilgisi ve Türkçe. İstanbul: Multilingual.

The exam consists of a presentation in class and a final paper, as well as an oral (conversation) exam with the language instructor. Students unable to attend the course will deliver the final paper and present a sociolinguistic theme during oral exam.

Lecture / seminar with presentations and paper

Italian

Students unable to attend the classes are requested to contact the professor at the beginning of the semester.

Attendance of the exercise classes with the language instructor is strongly recommended in both semesters for non Turkish-native students.


THE COURSE INCLUDES ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE EXERCISE CLASSES PROVIDED BY THE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR DR. ÖZKAN GÜRSES. IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT STUDENTS ATTEND THESE CLASSES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF LANGUAGE COMPETITION

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development