COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 2 (OTTOMAN TURKISH TEXTUAL STUDIES I)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TED 2015 FIELD ELC. 2 (OTTOMAN TURKISH TEXTUAL STUDIES I) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

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 aim of this course is to enable students to read historical and literary texts written in Ottoman Turkish, to transcribe them, and to analyze the texts in terms of grammar, spelling, and content.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Reads and transcribes Ottoman Turkish texts accurately.
2   2. Analyzes the spelling and language features used in texts.
3   3. Explains the use of Arabic and Persian elements in the text.
4   4. Recognizes idioms, terms and stereotyped expressions used in Ottoman texts.
5   5. Distinguishes differences in language and style between texts from different genres and periods.
6   6. He translates ancient written texts into modern Turkish.
7   7. Evaluates Ottoman Turkish documents in historical context.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Ottoman Turkish and Its Periods
2 Alphabet and Letters in Ottoman Turkish
3 Transcription Rules
4 Simple Sentence Structures
5 Noun and Verb Conjugations
6 Conjunctions, Prepositions and Adverb Structures
7 Review of Short Documents
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Selections from Religious Texts
10 Selections from Literary Texts I
11 Selections from Literary Texts II
12 Selections from Historical Texts
13 Texts About Daily Life
14 Language and Style Features
15 Studies on Translation into Modern Turkish
16 Final exam Yarıyıl Sonu Sınavı

Recomended or Required Reading

Yilmaz, M. (2007). Guide to Ottoman Turkish. Istanbul: Kitabevi Publications.

Demir, N. & Yılmaz, E. (2011). Ottoman Turkish Grammar. Ankara: Grafiker Publications.

Aydin, M. (2010). Applied Ottoman Turkish Texts. Ankara: Akçağ Publications.

Ergin, M. (1972). Ottoman Turkish Lessons. Istanbul: Boğaziçi Publications.

Gülensoy, T. (1995). Articles on Old Anatolian Turkish and Ottoman Turkish. Ankara: Akçağ Publications.

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 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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

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