Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Turkish Language and Literature · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Merve ERGÜT
Course Objective
To gain detailed knowledge about Turkish syntax; to become aware of word groups and their structure; and to practice sentence elements and sentence types.
Course Content
Sentence structure, syntax, general characteristics and principles of Turkish syntax; word groups; sentences, sentence elements, types, sentence analysis.
Required Resources
Akbayır, S.(2010). Cümle ve Metin Bilgisi, 6. Baskı, Ankara: Pegem Yay.,
Karahan, L.(2007). Türkçede Söz Dizimi, Ankara: Akçağ Yay.
Recommended Resources
Bilgin, M.(2002). Anlamdan Anlatıma Türkçemiz, Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yay.,
Course Learning Outcomes
- Distinguish the sentences according to their meaning.
- Knows and uses the word groups used in Turkish with their characteristics and structure.
- Turkish sentence structure, knows, uses and uses.
- Makes sentence analysis with all the details.
- Knows all the elements of the sentence.
- Divides the sentence into all its elements.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeGroup StudySelf study
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sentence, syntax, general features and principles of Turkey Turkish syntax; The structure and usage of Turkish word groups | http://www.acarindex.com/dosyalar/makale/acarindex-1423934382.pdf |
| 2 | Noun phareses, functions of noun phareses | Lecture notes |
| 3 | Adjective clause, structure of adjective clause, functions of adjective clause; Repeat group, structure and function of repeat group | Lecture notes |
| 4 | Abbreviation group (attribution, attribution, orientation-approach, presence, separation-away, means, equality, interest); belonging group; possessive group; group of numbers and their structure and functions | Lecture notes |
| 5 | Preposition group, conjunction group, exclamation group, title group their structure, functions | Lecture notes |
| 6 | Noun-verb, adjective-verb, adverb-verb group Compound verb; compound noun groups their structure, functions | Lecture notes |
| 7 | Applications related to phrases | Lecture notes |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | |
| 9 | Sentence elements: predicate, subject, object | Lecture notes |
| 10 | Elements of a sentence: locative complement, adverbial complement, extra-sentence element. | Lecture notes |
| 11 | Sentences according to their predicate: noun sentences, verb sentences | Lecture notes |
| 12 | Sentences according to their meaning and the position of the predicate: (Positive, negative, positive question, negative question) (Regular sentences, inverted sentences) | Lecture notes |
| 13 | Sentences according to their predicate, meaning and place of the predicate (Noun phrases, verb phrases) (Positive, negative, positive question, negative question, exclamation sentences) (Regular sentences, inverted sentences) | Lecture notes |
| 14 | Sentences according to their structure: Opinions and classifications about simple and compound sentences (conditional compound sentence, nested compound sentence, compound sentence with ki), current views on the subject, sentence with a single predicate, sentence with verb form. | Lecture notes |
| 15 | Public Holiday | |
| 16 | Final exam | . |


