Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Turkish Language II TDB122 Turkish Compulsory 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Online Education
Course Coordinator Öğr. Gör. Çiğdem SÜTCÜ
Instructor(s)
Goals To teach Turkish spelling rules, to teach the appropriate use of punctuation marks in Turkish texts, to teach the structure and functioning features of Turkish, to teach written and oral expression types, to develop Turkish oral and written communication skills, to make people understand the diversity and richness of meaning of Turkish.
Course Content Spelling rules, punctuation marks, semantics, sentence knowledge, structure knowledge, types of oral and written expression (petition writing, bibliography writing, CV preparation, report, etc.)
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Knows Turkish spelling rules.
2 Uses punctuation marks correctly in Turkish texts.
3 Knows the types of oral and written expression.
4 Turkish writing and narration skills improve.
5 Turkish vocabulary develops.
6 Knows the bibliography and reference writing rules used in scientific studies.
7 Learns the rules of corporate/official correspondence and writes official/institutional letters (petition, CV, report, etc.).
8 Uses Turkish consciously, accurately and carefully.
9 It reinforces the multidimensional layers of meaning in Turkish words and texts.
10 EEvaluates didactic and literary texts in terms of structure and content.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week writing rules-I
2. Week writing rules II
3. Week punctuation I
4. Week punctuation II
5. Week Verbal lecture
6. Week Written Expression I (Literary Texts)
7. Week Written Expression II (Tutorial Texts)
8. Week Letter of Application and Bibliography Writing
9. Week meaning in word
10. Week meaning in word
11. Week Meaning in Sentence and Paragraph
12. Week Word Types
13. Week Turkish sentence knowledge
14. Week Expression Disorders
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 In addition to expanding and making deeper the knowledge established on high school education in a same or different area, to be able to reach knowledge, evaluate and interpret it to be able to do practice.
2 By utilizing incomplete or limited data in his or her study area, to be able to expand the knowledge by scientific methods and use them in scientific, social and ethical responsibility
3 To be able to define a problem, propose a solution method, solve it, evaluate the results and apply if it is necessary in his or her area
4 To be able to transfer systematically the current developments, his or her studies to the other people as written, orally and visually
5 To be able to develop new strategic approach and produce solutions by taking responsibility in unexpected and complicated situations in his or her area of practice.
6 To be able to develop strategic, political and practice plans and evaluate the results by taking into account the quality process in his or her study area.
7 To have knowledge about software and hardware about computers and be able to use and improve data processing and communication abilities
8 To be able to watch scientific, social, and ethical values and teach and control them in the step of data collection, evaluation and announcement of them.
9 To have a knowledge about work safety, work healty, social security rights, quality control, quality management and environmental proteciton concepts.
10 To be able to apply the digested knowledge and problem solving ability in the collaborations between different groups
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9 DK10
PY1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY10 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Türk Dili ve Kompozisyon Bilgileri, Afyon Eğitim Sağlık ve Bilim Araştırma Vakfı Yayını, Afyon 2004
  • SAĞOL, Gülden [ed.] vd.: Turkish Language Book, İstanbul 2006, 317 p., Duyap.
  • Anadolu University, Turkish Language-1 (https://ets.anadolu.edu.tr/storage/nfs/TUR201U/ebook/TUR201U-15V1S1-8-0-1-SV1-ebook.pdf)
  • Atatürk University, Turkish Language-I ( https://icerik.ataaof.edu.tr/?d=turkdilii )
  • İstanbul University, Turkish Language-I ( http://auzefkitap.istanbul.edu.tr/kitap/kok/turkdili1.pdf )
  • PALA, İskender: İki Dirhem Bir Çekirdek: İstanbul 2005, 212 p., Kapı Yay.
  • Türk Dil Kurumu, Dictionaries ( https://tdk.gov.tr/ , https://sozluk.gov.tr/ )
  • KORKMAZ, Zeynep, GÜLENSOY, Tuncer, ERCİLASUN, Ahmet B.; Turkish Language and Composition Information, Yargı, Ankara, 2001.
  • ERGİN, Muharrem: Turkish Grammar, Bayrak, İstanbul, 1999.
  • VURAL, Birol: Effective and Successful Public Speaking - Presentation: İstanbul 2003, 391 p., Hayat Yay.
  • GÜLENSOY, Tuncer: Handbook of Turkish, Akçağ, Ankara, 2005.
  • PALMER, Frank Robert: Semantis-A New Outline: [Çev.: Ramazan Erturk]: Semantik Yeni Bir Anlambilim Projesi: Ankara 2001, 196 s., Kitabiyat Yayınları.
  • YAVUZ, Kemal; YETİŞ, Kâzım; BİRİNCİ, Nejat: Turkish Language and Composition Lessons at Universities, İstanbul, 2001.
  • DELİCE, Halil İbrahim.:“How Should the Sentence Be Defined?”, Turkish Studies- International Periodical For The Languages, Literature and History of Turkish orTurkic: Turkey 2012, Winter 7/1 Vol., 37-40 p.
  • SERTKAYA, Osman Fikri: “Atatürk ve Turkish Language”, TÜRK DİLİ: Ankara 2001, II., 599, 549-563. p.
  • KORKMAZ, Zeynep: “The Age of Old Turkish According to Developments in Written Periods”, TDAY-Belleten 1989: Ankara 1994, 353-370. p., TDK: 553.
  • ÖZKAN, Mustafa: TURKISH LANGUAGE WRITTEN AND ORAL EXPRESSION IN UNIVERSITIES, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2001.
  • Lecture Notes of Düzce University Turkish Language Department.
  • AKTAŞ, Şerif: Poetry Analysis - Theory and Practice- : Ankara 2009, 144 p., Akçağ Yay
  • OZDEN, Halil İbrahim.:“Synonyms in Turkey Turkish and the Place of Euphemistic (Tabu) Words in Synonyms”,KMU Sosyal ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergı̇si :Karaman 2014, 16, (Special Issue:1), 160-165.
  • ÖZKAN, Mustafa: “Sentences According to Their Meanings”, Turkish Sentence Information: 2010 Eskişehir, 276-289. s., Anadolu Unv. Yayını No: 2173, AOF Yayını No: 1200.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 1 5 5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 51
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0