COURSE UNIT TITLE

: KöKTüRK ALPHABET-TEXT READING STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5055 KöKTüRK ALPHABET-TEXT READING STUDIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ALI BOZKAPLAN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
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Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge of the Old Turkic writing system, specifically the Köktürk (Göktürk) alphabet. Students will be trained to recognize and read texts written in this alphabet, perform accurate transliteration and transcription, and analyze the linguistic and historical features of the texts using scientific methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the structure, origin, and usage areas of the Köktürk alphabet.
2   Read and transcribe texts written in the Köktürk script.
3   Analyze the grammatical features of Old Turkic inscriptions.
4   Contextually evaluate historical texts and their meanings.
5   Compare the linguistic features of Old Turkic with Modern Turkish.
6   Interpret the cultural and historical background of Köktürk inscriptions.
7   Conduct transliteration, transcription, and translation using academic methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course: Historical overview and features of the Köktürk alphabet
2 Introduction to Köktürk characters and orthographic rules
3 Forms of the letters in manuscripts and stone inscriptions
4 Concepts of transcription and transliteration
5 Basic reading exercises with simple words and sentences
6 General information and historical context of the Orkhon inscriptions
7 Kül Tigin Inscription: Introduction and initial lines
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Tonyukuk Inscription: Introduction and text analysis
10 Grammatical features: Verb conjugations, noun compounds
11 Discussions on the cultural, social, and political content of the inscriptions
12 Translation exercises into Modern Turkish
13 Presentation and evaluation of research assignments
14 General review and applied text reading practice
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sertkaya, Osman Fikri (1995). Köktürkçe (Göktürkçe) Okuma Parçaları. Ankara: Turkish Language Association Publications.

Tekin, Talât (1995). Orhon Inscriptions: Introduction Text Translation Glossary. Istanbul: Simurg Publishing.

Malov, S. E. (1951). Drevnetyurkskie nadpisi [Old Turkic Inscriptions]. Moscow: Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

Ercilasun, Ahmet Bican (2004). Old Turkic Language. Ankara: Akçağ Publishing.

Erdal, Marcel (2004). A Grammar of Old Turkic. Leiden: Brill Academic Publish

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conduct transliteration, transcription, and translation using academic methods.

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

The student's success is determined by the grade he/she will receive from the midterm and final exams. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must prepare for the topics specified in the course program before coming to class. Attendance at 70% of classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erhan.aydin@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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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