YDT604 - STRUCTURAL CHARAC.of TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANG. II
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURAL CHARAC.of TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANG. II | YDT604 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Sema ASLAN DEMÄ°R | |||||
| Course objective | To introduce the structural features of Turkish in the context of teaching Turkish as a foreign language, to comprehend the syntactic typology of Turkish, to examine the relationship between the language typology of common learner mistakes in Turkish learning processes, to discuss the grammar teaching of Turkish as a foreign language. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | -Syntactic typology of Turkish -The order of the elements in Turkish and the in-sentence views of the elements -Turkish sentence types -The effect of Turkish syntactic features on teaching processes of Turkish as a foreign language | |||||
| References | -Whaley, Lindsay J. (1997). Introduction to Typology. The Unity and Diversity of Languages. Thousands Oaks: Sage. -Karahan, Leyla (2016). Türkçede Sözdizimi (23. Baskı). Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları. -Croft, William (2003). Typology and Universals. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. -Greenberg Joseph H. (1963). Some universals of grammar with particular reference to the order of meaningful elements. In: Joseph h. Greenberg (ed.). Universals of Language. London: MIT Press, pp. 73-113. -Johanson, Lars (2007). Türkçe Dil İlişkilerinde Yapısal Etkenler. İkinci Baskı. Çev. Nurettin Demir. Ankara: TDK. -Moravcsik, Edith A. (2013). Introducing Language Typology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. -Ramat, Anna Gacalone (2012). Typology and Second Language Acquisition. In Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Edited by Carol A. Chapelle. UK: Wiley-Blackwell. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Typological features of Turkish |
| Week 2 | Syntactic typology and syntax of Turkish |
| Week 3 | Basic word order in Turkish |
| Week 4 | Phrase formation in Turkish |
| Week 5 | Phrases of Turkish: noun and adjective phrases |
| Week 6 | Subordinate clauses: noun, adjective and adverb groups |
| Week 7 | Other phrases |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Types of sentences in Turkish |
| Week 10 | Types of sentences in Turkish |
| Week 11 | The effect of syntactic features of Turkish on teaching processes of Turkish as a foreign language. |
| Week 12 | The effect of syntactic features of Turkish on teaching processes of Turkish as a foreign language. |
| Week 13 | Learner errors and syntactic language typology relationship |
| Week 14 | Evaluation of Turkish as a foreign language teaching books in terms of syntax teaching |
| Week 15 | Overall evaluation |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 15 |
| Presentation | 2 | 15 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 6 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 7 | 6 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 6 | 42 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 46 | 107 | 270 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Evaluate the developments in academic methods and techniques of Teaching Turkish as a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 2. Identify the national and international cultural factors influence the teaching methods of teaching Turkish as a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 3. Identify the role of the linguistics skills in learning of target student groups, and discuss their role in education. | X | ||||
| 4. Explore the impact in the learning process of technology in learning plans and in the learning process. | X | ||||
| 5. Organize appropriate educational environments and design the appropriate learning materials for target student groups. | X | ||||
| 6. Use the appropriate methods and techniques for improving the creative thought and problem solving. | X | ||||
| 7. Utilize different assessment and evaluation methods and techniques in the master thesis and related studies. | X | ||||
| 8. Formulate and present orally and written original ideas and solutions related to the subject of study. | X | ||||
| 9. Behave according to the ethic assignments, agreed rights and responsibilities in his/her field of study. | X | ||||
| 10. Accept the individual or group responsibility to produce solutions when encountering difficulties in teaching Turkish and improve professional knowledge and skills. | X | ||||
| 11. Understand acknowledge the difference between teaching Turkish to Turkic peoples and others and prepare materials related. | X | ||||
| 12. To be able to move to a further level. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest