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ARB 011 - Ottoman Turkish

Faculty of Education · Arabic Language Teaching (Arabic 30%) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Malek ABDULKADER

Course Objective

The aim of the course; students who learn the basic rules of Ottoman Turkish and the elements of Turkish spelling are taught Arabic and Persian elements that are widely used in this writing language so that they can master Ottoman Turkish knowledge in the middle level. In addition, in this course Arabic and Persian words, to read the printed texts and full of the ability to gain the ability to understand; It is also aimed to read the texts written in nesih, rik'a and talik texts outside the printed form.

Course Content

Ottoman Turkish is the language of our ancestors. Learning this language is very important to us Turks; because through this writing we should teach the history and culture of a long period belonging to our past to future generations with the help of this writing. With this thought, in our class, the general arrangement of the Ottoman Turkic is emphasized on the Arabic and Persian elements and the texts are being read with the Ottoman Turkic and printed with rik'a, nesih and talik.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. The student can produce new words from Arabic word roots. He/She can recognize and distinguish words from the same root.
  2. The student can find patterns of Arabic words.
  3. The student can read and understand including the constructions of Arabic and Persian printed texts.
  4. The student can distinguish Arabic and Persian structures and he /she can give means to them.
  5. The student can rewrite the given text with the transcription alphabet.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and PracticeGuided PracticeSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period14228
Midterm100
Quiz000
Assignment14342
Practice000
Final100

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction: The history of the Ottoman Turkish, the letters and readings in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, vowels and consonants, contiguous and non-contiguous letters.Study of the relevant pages from the book. (1. and 2. chapters)
2Writing and reading of the vowels (-A, -I) in Turkish. Reading and writing exercises.Read the given article: "Osmanlı Türkçesi": Mustafa ÖZKAN (DİA). Study of the relevant pages from the book.
3Writing and reading of the vowels (-o-ö-u-ü) in Turkish. Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
4Characteristics of Turkish consonants. The writing and spelling of vowels in Arabic and Persian words. Letters that do not have sound proof in Turkish; "ayın" and "hemze". The words with "şedde", consonants of "Kaf-i Farisi" and "Genizsi n". Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
5Writing of Turkish Articles: Plurals, Articles of Verbs and Nouns; Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
6Writing of Turkish Articles: Gerunds, Infinitives and Adjectives; The numbers, Pronouns, Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
7Writing of Turkish Articles: Attachments, Possessive suffixes, Writing of "Kapalı e", Writing the Article of Simple Past Tense, Writing the article of Simple Present Tense.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
8Midterm ExamMidterm Exam
9Writing the article of Simple Past Tense; Writing the article of Present Continuous Tense, Writing the article of Future Tense. Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
10Transcription Alphabet, Translation Studies. To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to contemporary Turkish.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
11Recognition of Arabic and Persian words, Persian completions, Prose reading exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
12Some features in Arabic words Reading of historical texts.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
13The multitude in Arabic words, To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to today's Turkish language.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
14The multitude in Persian words, To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to today's Turkish language.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
15To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to today's Turkish language. And preparation for the final exam.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
16Final ExamFinal Exam