COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: TURKISH I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 241	D	3	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Sadullah Yılmaz syilmaz@epoka.edu.al , E101; Monday, 11.00-12.00 ; Wednesday, 11.00-12.00
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	M.Sc. Naida Ertekin nertekin@epoka.edu.al
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Fridays: D/204, 08:40-11:30; D/203, 13:40-16:30
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:
Course Description:	The objective of this course is to develop reading, speaking and writing skills of students in Turkish language
Course Objectives:	Study Turkish Beginner Level Turkish Class is an introductory class designed for the beginner level and assumes no prior knowledge of the Turkish language. In this course, basic conversational skills are introduced, which include greetings, asking well-being and basic knowledge of adjectives, classroom discourse, days of the week, interrogative pronouns who, what, which as well as expressing there is/isn’t, there are/aren’t are covered. Students will develop elementary level language skills.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Selamlaşma, Tanışma-Kendini Tanıtma, Hal Hatır Sorma.
2	Şahıs Zamirleri, Alfabe, Sayılar.
3	İşaret ve Soru Zamirleri, Çoğul Eki(-lar, -ler), Yapım Eki “-ca,-ce” Ülkeler ve Milletler
4	Ek Fiilin Geniş Zamanı.
5	Olumsuzluk"değil", Soru Eki (mı mi, mu, mü), Cümle Yapımı. Emir Cümleleri, Emir Kipi.
6	Şimdiki Zaman.Günler, Aylar, Mevsimler.
7	İyelik Ekleri-İsim Tamlamaları.
8	Hal Ekleri-Nerede? Nereye? Nereden? Bulunma Hali Eki, Yönelme Hali Eki, Ayrılma Hali Eki, “ile” Edatı.
9	Gelecek Zaman
10	Ne Zaman? Saat Kaç? Saat Kaçta?

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Ünite 1: TANIŞMA VE SELAMLAŞMA 1.1. Adınız Ne? 1.3. Selamlaşma ve Hal Hatır Sorma. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 12-15.
2	Ünite 1: TANIŞMA VE SELAMLAŞMA 1.2. Alfabe ve Sayılar. Dil Bilgisi: Alfabe. Şahıs Zamirleri(Ben, sen, o, biz, siz, onlar) Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 16-21.
3	Ünite 3: ÜLKELER VE MİLLİYETLER 3.1. O Nereli? 2.2. Ben Türk’üm. Dil Bilgisi: Ek Fiilin Geniş Zamanı (Olumlu-Olumsuzluk-Soru). Değil. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 35-42.
4	Ünite 3: ÜLKELER VE MİLLİYETLER 3.3. Hangi Dili Konuşuyorsunuz? Dil Bilgisi: Yapım Eki(-lı,-li; -ca, -ce). Çoğul Eki(-lar, -ler) Değil. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 43-47.
5	Ünite 5: AİLE VE MESLEKLER 3.1. Benim Ailem. 3.2. Kim, Nerede, Ne yapıyor? Dil Bilgisi: İsim-fiil Eki(-mak,-mek.). Emir Kipi Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 63-68.
6	Ünite 5: AİLE VE MESLEKLER 3.3. Mesleğiniz Ne? Dil Bilgisi: Şimdiki Zaman. Cümle Yapımı. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 69-74.
7	Ünite 4: EŞYALAR 4.1. Bu Ne?. 4.2. Bu Fotoğraf Makinesi mi? 4.3. O Kim? Dil Bilgisi: İşaret ve Soru Zamirleri(Bu,Şu,O; Ne, Kim) Soru Eki(mı, mi, mu, mü), İyelik Ekleri. İlgi Zamiri(-ki). Ünsüz Yumuşaması. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 23-34.
8	Midterm Exam
9	Ünite 5: EV 5.1. Benim Evim. 5.2. Eviniz Kaç Odalı? 5.3. Salonda Neler Var?. Dil Bilgisi: Bulunma Hali Eki(-da, -de). Sıra Sayıları. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 49-62.
10	Ünite 6: ZAMAN 6.1. Ne Zaman? 6.2. Bir Günüm? 6.3. Müze Bugün Açık mı? Dil Bilgisi: Ayrılma Hali Eki (-dan,-den), Yönelme Hali Eki(-a, -e), İle Edatı (Ne ile? Kim ile?), Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 75-82.
11	Ünite 7: SAAT KAÇ? 7.1. Saat Kaç? 7.2. Saat Kaçta? Dil Bilgisi: Zaman Zarfları(önce, sonra, -dan önce, -den önce). Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 82-86.
12	Ünite 14: GELECEK 14.1. Hafta Sonu Ne Yapacaksın? 14.2. Ne Zaman İzin Kullanacaksın? Dil Bilgisi: Gelecek Zamanı (Olumlu). Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 2, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 61-74.
13	Ünite 14: GELECEK 14.3. Gelecekle İlgili Planlar. Dil Bilgisi: Gelecek Zamanı (Olumsuzluk-Soru). Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 2, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 61-74.
14	Ünite 13: HAVA DURUMU 13.1. Bugün Hava Nasıl? 13.2. En Sevdiğiniz Mevsim Hangisi? Dil Bilgisi: Yapım Eki “-lı,-li; -sız, -siz”. Literatura: Anadolu Ders Kitabı 2, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013: 79-86.

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Anadolu Ders Kitabı 1-2, Uluslararası ANADOLU DKM Yayınları, 2013.
Additional Literature:	Harmoni Türkçe Ders Kitabı 1-2, NEVLISAN Yayınları, 2017. Harmoni Türkçe Çalışma Kitabı 1-2, NEVLISAN Yayınları, 2017.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	For research, writing, and presentations
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To be able to speak beginner level Turkish, producing sentences for introducing yourself, carrying on meaningful conversation, shopping or asking for assistance
2	To develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Turkish Language.
3	To construct knowledge of Turkish grammar.
4	To be familiar with the general social aspects of the Turkish people and their culture.
5	To be able to write short compositions, dialogues, simple letters and other creative pieces of approximately 50-100 words.
6	To be able to develop basic grammatical forms of simple present predicate, interrogatives and negation.
7	To be able to understand classroom discourse including classroom objects and verbs commonly used in the classroom.
8	To be able to ask and talk about physical characteristics of people and objects using adjectives.
9	To be able to engage in short exchanges of greeting and asking well-being.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	1
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	1
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	1
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	1
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	2
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	2
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	1
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	2
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	5
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	2
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	4
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	2
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	10
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	2	5
Final Exam	1	50
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments	4	5	20
Final examination	1	15	15
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

Turkish lessons should be planned as 2 groups on 2 different days and students from different departments should be allowed to enter (it should not conflict with other courses)