YDT705 - TURKISH SYNTAX and TEXTUAL GRAMMAR
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURKISH SYNTAX and TEXTUAL GRAMMAR | YDT705 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Other: Presentation | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Erdem | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to introduce the field of Turkish syntax, to determine its place in teaching Turkish as a foreign language and to discuss syntax problems. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | -Syntax and workspaces -Format and syntax (format-syntax) relationship -Phrase structures, sentence structure, subordinate sentence structure -Syntax teaching -Choosing the appropriate method in teaching Turkish grammar to foreigners -Adaptation of Turkish grammar according to different levels in learning Turkish as a foreign language | |||||
| References | Demir, Nurettin & Yılmaz, Emine (2014). Tu?rk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker. Göksel, Aslı & Kerslake, Celia (2005). Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar. London: Routledge. Ketrez, F. Nihan (2012). A Student Grammar of Turkish. New York: Cambridge University Press. Kornfilt, Jaklin (1997). Turkish. London; New York: Routledge. Lewis, Geoffrey (2000). Turkish Grammar. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. Underhill, Robert (1976). Turkish grammar. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Grammatical definitions |
| Week 2 | Comparison of definitions with alloseme analysis |
| Week 3 | Developments and changes in Turkish Language |
| Week 4 | Oral and written grammar differences |
| Week 5 | Grammar-Linguistic differences |
| Week 6 | Morphology, semantics and related problems in language use |
| Week 7 | Adaption of Turkish grammar to different student?s levels |
| Week 8 | Classification of Turkish grammar in terms of structural features |
| Week 9 | Midterm |
| Week 10 | Analysis of sentence structure of Turkish to different levels |
| Week 11 | Emergence of change in syntax in terms of written expression and its effect on learning Turkish |
| Week 12 | The role of grammar and text in foreign language teaching |
| Week 13 | The comparison of Turkish grammar coursebook prefaces and contents |
| Week 14 | The usage of Turkish grammar coursebook in teaching Turkish |
| Week 15 | General Evaluation |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| 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 | 5 | 30 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 49 | 109 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Produce scientific knowledge to promote Turkish as an the international language. | X | ||||
| 2. Produce on applied and theoretical studies on improved methodology of teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 3. To assess the historical development of learning Turkish by people of different cultures and develops new approaches on the issue. | X | ||||
| 4. Improve learning and teaching methods of Turkic dialects and sub dialects. | X | ||||
| 5. To produce new approaches and develop material facilitating the learning of Turkish of students who are remotely or closely related to Turkish. | X | ||||
| 6. Produce, develop and use technological tools in learning and teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 7. Advanced knowledge related to facilitating the learning of Turkish for students of alien societies. | X | ||||
| 8. Produce methodological and socio-cultural materials on the usage of media and mass communication tools to overcome difficulties arising from learning and teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 9. Improve new methods and contents for course books and material to simplify learning Turkish. | X | ||||
| 10. Produce and apply the necessary techniques for the usage of Turkish as a foreign language in the fields of education and social sciences. | X | ||||
| 11. Use the latest version of technology and software and produce new ones in the field of teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
| 12. Update material according the latest trends in the field of in teaching Turkish as foreign language. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest