A general information about language in general and world languages, the historical evolution of Turkish and its relationship with other languages, phonetical and morphological characteristics of Modern Turkish, applying/practicing rules of orthography and punctuation
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1-Aims at helping students use punctuation marks and orthography correctly | 1,4 | A |
| 2-Aims at helping students understand basic features of language and criteria for classifying languages | 1,4 | A |
| 3-Aims at helping students remember the evolution of Turkish | 1,4 | A |
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4-Aims at teaching students features of Turkish and how to apply them
5-Aims at improving students’ skills in written and oral narration |
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Course Flow
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Introduction/orientation: Giving students information about the content of the course and how the material will be covered
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Informative texts, fiction , subject / topic, point of view, main theme of the text. |
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Kinds of vocabulary,(what )a parapraph (is), genres of narrative |
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How to write a petition, preparing a CV |
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Written narrative genres: memoirs, travel, diary and letter |
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Written narrative genres :article, essay, newspaper article / column, critique |
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(writing) reports, minutes (of a meeting) |
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Midterm Exam |
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Scientific research, writing summary, taking notes, bibliography and rules for footnote writing |
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Lexicon of Turkish of Turkish(native words, loan words, idioms) |
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Turkish Lexicon (proverbs, cliches, reduplication of words) |
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Syntax of Turkish and semantics |
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Fiction (novel, poetry, theatre) |
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Genres of oral narrative |
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Debate |
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Final |
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Recommended Sources
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Aksan, Doğan. “Anadili”. Türk Dili,31/285. s. 423-434. 1975. Aksan, Doğan. Her Yönüyle Dil, Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. 3 cilt , Ankara. 1987. Aksan, Doğan, Türkiye Türkçesinin Dünü, Bugünü, Yarını, Ankara, Bilgi Yayınevi. 2000. Alpay, Yalın. Yalanın Siyaseti: Yalanın Meşrulaştırılması, Hakikatin Önemsizleşmesi ve Hileli Akıl Yürütme Teknikleri… İstanbul: Destek Yayınları, 2017. Eden, Sinan. İklim Krizi ve Yaptırmamak. İstanbul: Doruk Yayınları, 2015. Ergin, Muharrem. Orhun Abideleri. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Yayınları, 2017. Uyar, Tevfik. Safsatalar: Aklın Kırk Haramisi. İstanbul: Destek Yayınları, 2019. Tekin, Talât. Orhon Yazıtları: Kül Tigin, Bilge Kağan, Tunyukuk. İstanbul: Bilgesu Yayıncılık, 2017. Tokar, Brian. İklim Adaletine Doğru. Çev. Sezgin Ata. İstanbul: Öteki Yayınevi, 2014. Kuran, Evrim. Telgraftan Tablete: Türkiye’nin Dört Kuşağı. İstanbul: Destek Yayınları, 2018. McKibben Bill. Doğanın Sonu. Çev. Berna Göl ve İlksen Mavituna. İstanbul: Everest Yayınları, 2015. Russel, Bertrand. Aylaklığa Övgü. Çev. Mete Ergin. İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 2018. Vassaf, Gündüz. Cehenneme Övgü: Gündelik Hayatta Totalitarizm. Çev. Zehra Gençosman ve Ömer Madra. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2019. “Crash Course YouTube Kanalı”, “How To Argue – Philosophical Reasoning”: “Crash Course YouTube Kanalı”, “How To Argue – Induction & Abduction”: https://defterarkasi.com/2017/09/24/ad-hominem-nedir-ne-degildir/ İFA Youtube Kanalı, Safsata Savar Programı https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Z9sJhCrPk&list=PL4sLdg6opbB6hikq23... https://yalansavar.org/2014/08/26/safsatalar/2 https://yalansavar.org/yalansavar-safsatalar-listesi/ https://yalansavar.org/2016/03/28/podcast-4-safsatalar-ve-sofistler/ Leo Murray, “Uyan Kafayı Ye, Sonra da Aklını Başına Topla”. |
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Material Sharing
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| Documents | Xerox copies given to students before class. | |
Assessment
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| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 | |
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| FINAL | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | ||
| Total | 100 | ||
Course’s Contribution to Program
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| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | S/he has theoretical knowledge about the field of public relations | x | ||||
| 2 | S/he knows the research methods and techniques that are related to the field of public relations. | X | ||||
| 3 | S/he has knowledge and awareness about the interdisciplinary issues that are required by the field. S/he comprehends the relation of those issues with public relations. | X | ||||
| 4 | S/he is able to make oral presentations in English about her/his field. | X | ||||
| 5 | S/he has the digital competencies that are required by the field. | X | ||||
| 6 | S/he has the ability of creative thinking that is required by the field of public relations. | X | ||||
| 7 | S/he has the abilities of research, planning, implementation, measurement and assessment that are necessary for a successful public relations practice. | X | ||||
| 8 | S/he evaluates and applies the knowledge and abilities she/he has acquired in her/his field to partner organizations in the sector through teamwork. | X | ||||
| 9 | S/he is able to evaluate the knowledge and abilities she/he has acquired in her/his field from an analytical and critical perspective. | X | ||||
| 10 | S/he has the awareness of practicing and developing the profession of public relations by adhering to ethical rules. | x | ||||
ECTS
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| Course Duration | 15 | 2 | 30 | |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 1 | 15 | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Homework | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total Work Load | 50 | |||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 2 | |||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2 | |||