COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OTTOMAN TURKISH IV

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TED 2002 OTTOMAN TURKISH IV COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ALI BOZKAPLAN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to develop students' reading and understanding skills of Ottoman Turkish texts in different writing styles (divani, rika, siyakat, etc.), to increase their reading and analysis competencies on literary texts (divan poetry, mesnevi, prose) and historical documents (edicts, land registers, etc.), to enable them to make grammatical and lexical analysis of texts, and to help them gain information about Ottoman culture and history through texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Will be able to recognize different script types of Ottoman Turkish (divani, rika, siyakat, kırmak etc.) and read texts in these script types.
2   2. Will be able to read texts of Divan poetry in different verse forms (ghazal, ode, masnavi, etc.) and analyze them at a basic level.
3   3. Will be able to read and understand prose texts from the Ottoman period (history, anthologies, travel books, etc.).
4   4. Will be able to read historical documents (edicts, warrants, title deeds, etc.) belonging to the Ottoman Empire and extract their basic information.
5   5. Recognize Arabic and Persian words and phrases in Ottoman Turkish texts and infer their meanings in context.
6   6. Will be able to analyze the grammatical structures (verb conjugations, noun phrases, adjective phrases, etc.) of Ottoman Turkish texts.
7   7. Will be able to translate Ottoman Turkish texts into contemporary Turkish accurately and meaningfully.
8   8. They will be able to learn about the culture, history and literature of the Ottoman period through the texts they read.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Different Types of Ottoman Writing and Divani Writing Reading Exercises
2 Reading and Applications of Rika Writing
3 Reading Siyakat Writing and Numbers
4 Introduction to Cracks and Other Writing Types (Talik, Naskh)
5 Readings of Divan Poetry Texts (Ghazal Examples)
6 Readings of Divan Poetry Texts (Qasida and Other Forms of Poetry)
7 Selections from Masnavi Texts and Reading Studies
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Readings of Prose Texts from the Ottoman Period (Tazkires)
10 Readings of Prose Texts from the Ottoman Period (Travel Books)
11 Readings of Ottoman Documents (Examples of Decrees and Berats)
12 Reading Ottoman Documents (Land Registers and Endowments)
13 Analysis of Arabic and Persian Phrases Encountered in Texts
14 Advanced Analysis of Grammatical Structures in Texts
15 Comparison of Different Types of Texts and Style Analysis
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Gencan, Tahir Nejat. Ottoman Turkish II . Turkish Language Association Publications.
Timurtaş, Faruk Kadri. Ottoman Turkish Grammar III . Umur Publications.
Yardımcı, Mehmet. From the Language of Ottoman Documents . Enderun Bookstore.
Devellioğlu, Ferit. Ottoman-Turkish Encyclopedic Dictionary . Aydın Bookstore.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, 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

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there are no special evaluation criteria.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should prepare for the subjects specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.bozkaplan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
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) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75
LO.85

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