Departments Supervised by the Rectorate · İZÜ Seçmeli Dersler · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to give the ability to teach the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, to read and understand the basic texts written with this alphabet, to make use of these sources, to understand whether the word is in Turkish, Arabic or Persian and to teach the words of the Arabic word derivation and word derivation.
Course Content
Ottoman Turkish is the language of our ancestors. Learning this language is very important to us. 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, it is aimed to teach the general structure of Ottoman Turkish in our university, writing and reading with Ottoman Turkish and to teach Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Basic knowledge of Ottoman Turkish, writing rules and printed text studies are the works to be done in this course programme.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will be expected to have learned the Ottoman alphabet
- Students will be expected to have learned the writing principles of Ottoman
- Students will be expected to have knowledge on Ottoman grammar
- Students will acquire the ability to read texts written in Ottoman Turkish
- Students will be expected to be familiar wiht the types of Islamic script
- Students will have the ability to read texts written in nesih and rik'a script
- Students will be expected to have learned the principles for writing in Ottoman Turkish
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: 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) |
| 2 | Writing 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. |
| 3 | Writing 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. |
| 4 | Characteristics 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 the given text. |
| 5 | Writing of Turkish Articles: Plurals, Articles of Verbs and Nouns; Reading and writing exercises. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text. |
| 6 | Writing of Turkish Articles: Gerunds, Infinitives and Adjectives; The numbers, Pronouns, Reading and writing exercises. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 7 | Writing of Turkish Articles: Attachments, Possessive suffixes, Writing of "Kapalı e", Writing the Article of Simple Past Tense, Writing the article of Simple Present Tense. Reading and writing exercises. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text. |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Writing 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 and write the given text. |
| 10 | Persian completions | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 11 | Recognition of Arabic and Persian words, Prose reading exercises. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text. |
| 12 | Some features in Arabic words Reading of historical texts. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 13 | The 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. |
| 14 | Conclusion and text reading | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 15 | Final exam | Final exam |
| 16 | . | . |