COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKOLOGY STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 3114 TURKOLOGY STUDIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SERKAN KEÇECI

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the history of Turkology studies, issues of Turkology, and the dialects of Turk.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. The geography of Turkish civilizations and the history of Turkology
2   2. The history of Turkology studies
3   3. The Western Turkologists
4   4. The examples of the issues of Turkology
5   5. The studies on the dialects of Turk

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The theory of Altay languages, Turkology, its history Lecture and Discusion
2 The linguistic relationship between Turk and Mongol Lecture and Discusion
3 Turkology studies in the West and Russia Lecture and Discusion
4 The classification of the dialects of Turk Lecture and Discusion
5 The historical Turkish ascents Documentary Screening
6 The period of old Turkish (Gokturk, Uyghur) Lecture
7 The term examination
8 The period of old Turkish (Karahans, Harezm, Cagatay) Lecture and Discusion
9 The contemporary Turkish ascents Lecture and Discusion
10 The Oguz group Lecture and Discusion
11 The Karluk group Lecture and Discusion
12 The Kipcak group Presentations of the students
13 The Kirgiz group Presentations of the students
14 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Eren, H. Türklük Bilimi Sözlüğü I, Ankara, 1996.
2. Baskakov, A.N., Vvedeniye v izuçeniye tyurkskih yazıkov, Moskva, 1969.
3. Kaydarov, A., Orazov, M., Türklük Bilgisine Giriş, (çev. Vahit Türk), Istanbul, 2010.
4. Kononov, A. N. Türk Dili Araştırmaları Tarihi (Çeviren: Dr. Kenan Koç), Multilingual Yay., Istanbul 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lecture
2. 2. Presentation
3. 3. Documentary screening

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. 1. Term examination
2. 2. Project assignments
3. 3. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.
2. 2. LO 5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. 2. Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse for the delay in the term project.
3. 3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vefa.kurban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Student Presentations 3 8 24
Literature review and presentation 2 8 16
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Preparing Presentations 1 7 7
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.254
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55

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