Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Turkish Language and Literature · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Merve ERGÜT
Course Objective
To become fully familiar with the linguistic legacies created throughout the successive historical periods of the Turkish language; to gain the knowledge to compare periods and linguistic characteristics.
Course Content
The student recognizes the oral and written sources of the Turkish language. They are knowledgeable about researchers who conduct studies on the Turkish language and their works. They are familiar with etymological dictionaries of the Turkish language, grammar books, articles written on the Turkish language, and journals published related to the Turkish language.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeGroup StudyBrain StormingSelf study
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Final | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition and historical development of bibliography. Types of bibliographies: Bibliographies in terms of their content, Bibliographies in terms of temporality, Bibliographies in terms of their scope, Sample imprint extraction applications and scientific citation methods | |
| 2 | Sources of the Turkish language: Oral sources, written sources, researchers working on the Turkish language and their works (Etymology dictionaries, Grammar books, Articles, Magazines, Websites) | |
| 3 | Oral sources of the Turkish language: Examination of epic texts | |
| 4 | The Oldest Written Documents of Turkish: The Language of the Avars and Janoshid Pincushion, Turkish Carved Inscriptions in Eastern Europe, Language of the Huns, Language of the Topas, Hunca Beit, Language Relics of the Sumerians, Scythians-Sakas, The Man in the Golden Dress | |
| 5 | Basic Reference Sources for the Old Turkish Period: Yenisey Inscriptions, Kyrgyzstan Inscriptions, Bugut (Mahan Kağan) Inscription, Çoyren Inscription, Hoytu Tamir, Ongin Inscription, Köl İç Çor Inscription, İhe-Aşete Inscription, Nalayha Inscription, İhe Nur Inscription, Hangiday Inscription, Talas Inscriptions, Köktürk Inscriptions | |
| 6 | Köktürk Inscriptions: Kül Tigin, Bilge Kağan, Tonyukuk Inscription | |
| 7 | Uyghur Inscriptions: Uyghur Inscriptions with Köktürk Letters: Taryat (Terhin) Inscription, Tes Inscription, Şine Usu Inscription, Kara Balasagun Inscription, Gülbelcin Inscription, Somon-Tes Inscription, Somon-Sevrey Inscription | |
| 8 | Works of the Uyghur Period: Texts of the Manichaean Circle, Texts of the Burkanist Circle, Texts of the Christian Circle, Texts of the Muslim Circle | |
| 9 | Public holiday | . |
| 10 | Midterm | . |
| 11 | Works Written in Karakhanid Turkish: Kutadgu Bilig, Divanü Lügati't Türk, Atabetü'l Hakayık, Divan-ı Hikmet, Quran Translations | |
| 12 | Works Written in Khwarezmian Turkish: Kısasü'l Enbiya, Mu'inü'l Mürid, Muhabbetname, Nehcü'l- Feradis, Mukaddimetü'l Edep, Muhabbetname | |
| 13 | Authors of the Chagatai Turkish Period (Nevâyî, Hüseyin Baykara, Babür), Dictionaries Written in Chagatai Language | |
| 14 | Works Written in Kipchak Turkish: Codex Cumanicus, Armenian Kipchak Works, Works of the Golden Horde and Mamluk Kipchak (Dictionaries and Grammars, Fiqh Works, Works on Archery and Horses, Literary Works) | |
| 15 | Western Turkish (Oghuz): Turkish of the Seljuk Period, The Question of Mixed Language Works (Behçetü'l Hadayık fi Mev'izeti'l Hakayık, Feraiz Kitap, Kıssa-i Yusuf), Main Writers of the Period, Major Writers of the Principalities Period, Ottoman Period Turkish | |
| 16 | Final Exam |