Admission requirements
Beginners' Turkish or equivalent.
Description
This course is designed to complement Pre-Intermediate Turkish with beginning to low-intermediate knowledge of Turkish grammar, vocabulary, spoken interaction and pragmatics through the use of audio-visual aids selected from Turkish conventional media and 'new' media. The language instruction adopted in this course is content-based approach supported with listening and speaking skills. Students will have a better understanding of the lexical, structural, pragmatic aspects of language and cultural constructs through familiarizing themselves with contemporary issues in Turkish art and literature, women's issues and the LGBT+ community in Turkey, television and pop-culture, economy, and life in Istanbul.
Course objectives
The main goal of this course is to provide exposure and practice on various aspects of Turkish society and culture in conjunction with forms and vocabulary learned in Beginners' Turkish I & II as well as Pre-Intermediate Turkish, and to put them in better social and cultural perspective.
By the end of the course, the students will have:
expanded their Turkish vocabulary being exposed to both frequent, every day vocabulary and, to some extent, less frequent, academic vocabulary and use;
become exposed to advanced grammar and build on strategies to guess meaning from structural context and discourse in videos;
improved Turkish speaking skills (presentation as well as spontaneous);
had better listening skills due to exposure to a number of styles and idiolects/dialects.
become familiarized with several persons, places and themes in modern Turkish history and culture.
| European Common Framework goals after fulfilling Turkish through Media in conjunction with Pre-Intermediate Turkish | |
|---|---|
| Listening | A2 |
| Reading | A2 |
| Spoken interaction | A2 |
| Spoken production | A2 |
| Writing | A2 |
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Attendance and active participation are obligatory for seminars. Students are required to prepare for and attend all sessions. The convenors need to be informed without delay of any classes missed for a good reason (i.e. due to unforeseen circumstances such as illness, family issues, problems with residence permits, the Dutch railways in winter, etc.). In these cases it is up to the discretion of the convener(s) of the course whether or not the missed class will have to be made up with an extra assignment. The maximum of such absences during a semester is two. Being absent without notification and/or more than two times can result in exclusion from the term end exams and a failing grade for the course.
Assessment method
| Partial Assessment | Points | Weighing |
|---|---|---|
| Presentations | 5 x 10 | 50% |
| Homework Assignments | 5 x 10 | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
Resit
To be announced.
Reading list
Students will be provided with handouts for assignments and class activities through Blackboard.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office de Vrieshof.