Course Description
An introduction to Turkish, emphasizing oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. Taught through the use of vocabulary in simulated settings through repetition drills, frequent use of vocabulary, acting, and reading aloud. Augmented by reading and grammatical analysis of texts.
Athena Title
ELEM TURKISH I
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Objectives: 1- read texts of elementary level difficulty. 2- communicate and converse in Turkish on a variety of topics occurring in everyday situations. 3- write elementary narrative style paragraphs. 4- develop cultural awareness. Communicate Effectively through Speech To strengthen skills in oral expression, analysis, style, and interaction by means such as class reports, class discussion, and oral examinations.
Topical Outline
1) Week 1 Week 2 Hitit Unit 1 - Greetings/ introducing yourself - Naming objects in the classroom - Asking yes/no questions - Occupations - Colors Grammar points: - The demonstrative bu - The interrogative pronouns ne/kim - Vowel Harmony Part 1 - The interrogative Particle mI - Personal Pronouns ( Kisi Zamirleri) - Present tense forms of the auxiliary verb ‘to be’ - Negation with ‘degil’ 2) Week 3 + Week 4 Hitit Unit 2 - Occupations ( more) - Expressing locations/workplaces - Describing activities - Asking where somebody lives/ where s/he is from - Countries/cities/languages - Numbers Grammar points: - The infinitive - The Present Progressive Tense - The Locative Case –dE - Verbs with indefinite objects - The negative form of Present Progressive Verbs - Adjectives as Predicates - Plural Suffix –lEr 3) Week 5 + Week 6 Hitit Unit 3 - Daily activities - Some Family Members - Days of the week - Expressing motion - Describing persons and objects - Expressing possession Grammar Points: - Plural suffix –lEr( more) - The Dative Case –(y)E - The Verbal Noun –mEk connected with the verb iste- - The Demonstratives bu, su and o - Adjectives - Time adverbs - The Possessive suffix 4) Week 7 + Week 8 Hitit Unit 4 - Expressing time (What time is it?) - Numbers (more) - Speaking about daily activities - Elements of daily interaction: polite apology, formula for the classroom, making plans - Describing objects Grammar points: - The Accusative Case –(y)I - Definite and indefinite direct objects - Adjectives II Ordinal adjectives –IncI Distributive Numeral adjectives –Er - Subjunctives( Optative –a,-e/ Imperative) 5) Week 9 + Week 10 Hitit Unit 5 - Describing rooms and locations - Talking about weather - Some units of time (seasons/ month/year) Grammar Points: - The Existential Particles var and yok - Expressing possession with var - The Relative Suffix –ki - Possessive Compounds - The Postposition ‘ile’ 6) Week 11 + Week 12 Hitit Unit 6 - Daily activities: Shopping - Reporting past events - Objects of daily use, clothes - Expressing like, dislike and fear Grammar Points: - The Definite Past Tense - The Ablative Case – dEn - Verbal Nouns - Expressions of temporal relations (once, sonra etc.) - The Particles ancak, ise, fakat, ama and de 7) Week 13 + Week 14 Hitit Unit 7 - Speaking about states and situations in the past - Grocery shopping- food - Leisure time Grammar Points: -The Definite Past for nonverbal predicates - Intensified Adjectives - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs - Adverbs of degree (cok, oldukca) 8) Week 15 & 16 Hitit Unit 8 Review
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus