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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GKD 5052	PREVALENCE AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF TURKISH	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TUĞBA ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the historical and contemporary prevalence of Turkish, in relation to language policies, and to analyze its cultural influence across various geographies. The course also seeks to raise students awareness about the international function, prestige, and cultural transmission role of the Turkish language.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Explain the historical expansion processes of Turkish.
2	Identify the regions and variants of Turkish worldwide.
3	Analyze the cultural impact of Turkish in various fields.
4	Evaluate Turkish language policies in both historical and contemporary contexts.
5	Interpret the international status and perception of the Turkish language.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Course introduction and objectives
2	Historical spread of Turkish: From Central Asia to Anatolia
3	The influence of Turkish during the Ottoman period
4	The presence of Turkish in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Middle East
5	Standard Turkish and its dialects
6	Turkish-speaking communities abroad
7	The role of Turkish in cultural products (literature, music, cinema)
8	Midterm
9	Teaching Turkish as a foreign language and TÖMER centers
10	Cultural diplomacy and the Turkish language
11	Prevalence of Turkish through TV series and media
12	Turkish in digital culture (social media, internet)
13	Turkish in digital culture (social media, internet)
14	Current threats to Turkish and protection strategies
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Zeyrek, D. (2021). Türk dilinin yaygınlığı ve etki alanları. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları.

Gülensoy, T. (2006). Türkçenin tarihi gelişimi ve yayılma alanları. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.

Ercilasun, A. B. (2012). Kültür ve dil: Türk dünyası perspektifi. Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat.

Doğan, G. (2019). Türkçenin yurtdışındaki görünürlüğü ve kültürel yansımaları. Istanbul: Kültür A.Ş.

T.C. Yunus Emre Enstitüsü (2020). Yurt dışı Türkçe öğretimi raporu. Ankara: YEE Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Midterm
2	FN	Semester final exam
3	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4	BUT	Make-up note
5	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

will be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tugba.simsek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.6	PO.7
LO.1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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