Faculty of Education · Special Education Teaching · Undergraduate
ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Esra TÜRK
Course Objective
Turkish Sign Language (TSL) aims to correctly use terms related to self-introduction, family, environment, and education, as well as to establish dialogue through sign language.
Course Content
Studies will be conducted on the general characteristics of sign language, the relationship between signs and body language, communication and daily conversational language, affixes and tenses in TSL sentences, prepared and spontaneous speech in TSL, and vocabulary development.
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%30 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%30 (72) Health%10 (76) Social Services%30
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGuided Practice
Assessment & Evaluation
Oral ExamTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Midterm | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What are the general characteristics of the Turkish sign language? Turkish Sign Language Alphabet | Access to related resources |
| 2 | Hand and finger shapes, position of hands according to body, function of mimics | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 3 | Hand and finger shapes, hand and finger shapes according to body, hand position with respect to body, function of mimics | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 4 | Hand and finger shapes, hand and finger shapes according to body, hand position with respect to body, function of mimics | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 5 | Signification is the original expression of meaning | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 6 | Hands-on-Harmony Face-to-Harmony | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 7 | use verbal language with sign language, do not exaggerate lip movements | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Social communication with sign language | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 10 | UUnderstand the opposite side using sign language | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 11 | Transferring feelings and thoughts with sign language | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 12 | Initiate mutual communication using sign language | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 13 | Continue communicating using sign language | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 14 | Communicating with the hearing impaired individual using TID | Weekly reading from related sources |
| 15 | An overview | General repetition of weekly topics |
| 16 | Final exam | Final exam |