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TUR 102 - Turkish Language II

Faculty of Islamic Sciences · Islamic Sciences (Arabic 30%) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Gör. Necmettin AKAY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce students to written and oral expression types and to provide them with the ability to analyze and produce; To make people understand the features of the Turkish language and its rules of operation and to show them with examples; to improve students' vocabulary through written and oral texts; To gain the habit of following spelling rules and using punctuation marks appropriately; to develop the habit of reading books; To gain scientific, critical, questioning, interpretive, creative and constructive thinking habits.

Course Content

By introducing the basic principles and types of written and oral expression, students' written and oral expression skills are developed. In order to gain the habit of reading and analyzing literary texts from a critical perspective, students are tried to develop their literary sensitivity by showing examples of the subject. Thus, practice is carried out through sample texts in order to gain scientific, critical, questioning, interpretive, creative and constructive thinking habits. The fundamentals of academic writing and the principles and methods of creating scientific reports are introduced. The habit of following spelling rules and using punctuation marks appropriately is gained.

Required Resources

Aktaş , Ş., & Gündüz, O. (2011). Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım Kompozisyon Sanatı. Ankara: Akçağ Kitabevi. 

Öner, S. (2008). Örneklerle Kompozisyon Sanatı. İstanbul: Yuva Yayınları.

Özkan, M. (2001). Yüksek Öğretimde Türk Dili Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım. İstanbul: Filiz Kitabevi. 

IZU Graduate Thesis Writing Guideline

Paçacıoğlu, B. (2010). Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon. İstanbul: Hat Yayınevi.

Türk Dil Kurumu. (tarih yok). www.tdk.gov.tr. adresinden alındı 

TDK. (2013). Güzel Yazılar: Hikayeler . Ankara: TDK.

Recommended Resources

Aksan, D. (1990). Her Yönüyle Dil Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. Ankara: TDK Yayınları.

Atasoy, F. O. (2010). Türkçede Noktalama. İstanbul: Özel Kitaplar.

Ergin, M. (2005). Türk Dil Bilgisi. İstanbul: Bayrak Yayınları. 

Erkman Akerson, F. (2008). Türkçe Örneklerle Dile Genel Bir Bakış. İstanbul: Multilingual. 

Yılmaz, Y. (2010). Türkçede Dil Yanlışları. İstanbul: Özel Kitaplar. 

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. The students understand the rules of verbal and written expression, gain the ability to express their thoughts effectively.
  2. The students understand the formation of verbal expression and the factors that disrupt speech.
  3. The intensity of creating sentences and word order makes a difference. Recognizes and applies spelling and punctuation options.
  4. The students realize the subtleties of note-taking and summarizing and applies in daily life.
  5. The students know and describe knowledge of official and scientific research papers.
  6. The students know and describe the literary genres closely with their examples.
  7. The students gain the habit of reading and interpret the book, they attend from their own perspectives.
  8. They use written and verbal communication tools for the life - petition, minutes, letters, resumes, presentation methods, etc.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeGuided PracticeBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14228
Out of Class Study Period11333
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice2510
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1General information about Turkish Dili IIExplanations of course content, evaluation criteria.
2Characteristics of written and oral expressionAktaş , Ş., & Gündüz, O. (2011). YAzılı ve Sözlü Anlatım Kompozisyon Sanatı. Ankara: Akçağ.
3Paragraph creation and paragraph typesReview of literary texts and the structure of scientific texts.
4Text structureAcademic texts read in the fall semester.
5Features of academic language and writingAcademic texts.
6Use of definitions, concepts and terms in academic articles.Academic texts read in the fall semester.
7The structure and types of academic textsArticles, reports, abstracts.
8Midterm examAll subjects up to midterm exam.
9Formal characteristics of scientific reports and articles; steps of writing a reportReport samples
10Establishing an intertextual relationship, citation.IZU Graduate Thesis Writing Guideline
11Text studiesTDK. (2013). Güzel Yazılar: Hikayeler . Ankara: TDK.
12Citation, reference, bibliographyIZU Grduate Thesis Writing Guideline
13Academic writing / homework preparation processLibrary usage, resource selection
14ConclusionAll lectures
15Final examAll lectures
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