TURKISH LANGUAGE 2

The course is part of the core courses in the curriculum which provides knowledge in one of the two chosen languages, in this case Turkish. The aim of the course is to obtain level B1 of the CEFR.

1. Knowledge and comprehension
- To understand the advanced rules of Turkish morphology and syntax
- To understand more complex Turkish texts

2. Capacity of application
- To apply the grammatical rules by producing more complex oral and written sentences
- Translation and morphological glossing of the texts

Successful exam of the course Turkish Language 1 (LT0054) or level A2.

- Teaching Turkish grammar until level B1.
- Discussion of particularly syntactical grammatical phenomena, The application of the rules takes place in the language exercises with the native Turkish language assistant.
- Reading and linguistic analysis of contemporary Turkish texts (poetry and prose).

D’Amora, Rosita 2012. Corso di lingua turca. Milano: Hoepli
Göksel, Aslı & Kerslake, Celia 2005. Turkish – A Comprehensive Grammar. London: Routledge.

The student will attend a partial exam (grammar test) in the january exams' session which consists of the assessment of his/her knowledge in grammar and lexicon. The final exam includes a) a conversation with the language instructor, b) a written exam (blended test with morphological glossing/translation of s short text + 2 grammar questions).

written and oral

Independently from the attendance modality, evaluation is expressed by the following assessment scale:
18-22:
- sufficient knowledge and capacity to understand what has been requested according to the course program
- sufficient capacity of application of the acquired knowledge through autonomous grammar analysis
- sufficient capacity of data collecting and interpretation and of critical judgment

23-26:
. average knowledge and capacity to understand what has been requested according to the course program
- average capacity of application of the acquired knowledge through autonomous grammar analysis
- average capacity of data collecting and interpretation and of critical judgment


27-30:
- good or very good knowledge and capacity to understand what has been requested according to the course program
- good or very good capacity of application of the acquired knowledge through autonomous grammar analysis
- good or very good capacity of data collecting and interpretation and of critical judgment

The grade of excellence ("lode") is assigned in cases of excellent achievements according to the criteria listed above.

Lecture / language exercises with the language instructor

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. FATİH ALPER TAŞBAŞ. IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT STUDENTS ATTEND THESE CLASSES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF LANGUAGE COMPETENCE.

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