COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PREVALENCE AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF TURKISH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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

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LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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