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- Intermediate Uyghur
- CEUS-T 231/631
- Gulnisa Nazarova
In Fall semester Intermediate Uyghur language course we will keep working on improvement of listening, speaking, writing skills. The primary goal of the course is to give as much information as possible about the most important parts of life in contemporary Eastern Turkistan and introduce the culture and mentality, so that students’ knowledge will include the necessary vocabulary to have the ability to communicate according to the situation, purpose and roles of the participants. The course includes improving translation skills into target language. Intermediate level course extends the learner’s grammatical, lexical and functional skills, foundations for accurate and fluent communication established at previous levels using a wide variety of stimulating and challenging activities.
Listening activities involve listening to narratives, interviews from authentic sources such RFA (Uyghur Erkin Asiya Radiosi), Uyghur TV and other online materials. Learners are given the opportunity for personal expression in the form of partner work and discussions.
Three hours of class per week means independent work out of class, and a strong incentive for the students to contribute both to the overall structure of the class as well as the individual meetings.
Textbooks and dictionaries:
1. Tarjei Engesath A textbook of Uyghur Grammar, Volume 1, 2002.
2. Uighur – English dictionary, Urumchi, 1993
3. English – Uyghur dictionary, Urumci, 1988
Suggested texts and materials
Intermediate Listening Reading Online Materials and Central Asia news
(Fund of CeLCAR)
Assignments and grading policy
The assignments include reading for general comprehension, careful reading for translation. Listening for general comprehension, listening for details; Writing of short compositions; Preparing 2 Projects; Grammar reviews; Different exercises and activities; New vocabulary.
Attendance and active participation are necessary in this class, and so is independent work. There will be regular quizzes or tests (every two week), a midterm and a final exam. The exams will consist of both in class oral and written parts.
Quizzes and tests 20%
Midterm 20%
Final exam 20%
Final Oral Interview 10%
Homework 20%
Participation in class 10%
Absences
Language learning requires greater participation in the classroom than most other subjects in the university curriculum. Students are expected to attend ALL classes. Students are allowed to miss three instructional hours during the course of one semester without grade penalty. Absences beyond three instructional hours will result in grade penalty of 2% per day. Additional absences can be considered by the department only with proper documentation of attested medical needs for which a doctor's note will be required, and with the possibility of a tutoring requirement to preclude class disruption for other students.
Departmental Policies
- Auditing: The Department of Central Eurasian Studies does not allow auditing of language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to CEUS Chair directly.
- Enrollment: Students enrolled in CEUS language courses obtain a grade at the end of each semester. The Department does not offer pass/fail options.
- Incompletes are not given in CEUS language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to CEUS Chair directly.
- If you are a native speaker of a language or you are a citizen of a country where the language is commonly spoken, or you graduated from a high school in that country, Indiana University and departmental policy may (or may not) prohibit you from enrollment in this language class. Please direct all related questions to the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Goodbody Hall 157, 855-2233, or ceus@indiana.edu
