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Introductory Turkish I
Catalog number CEUS-U 161/351
Rosa Trainham

In this course, students will continue to develop a foundation of Turkish grammar and vocabulary. Several new verb tenses and verb constructions will be introduced, as well as adverbial and adjectival phrases. Speaking, reading, writing and listening will be emphasized. Students will be expected to carry on simple conversations, discuss films and stories, read articles in books and newspapers, provide and elicit information, and understand spoken selections from television media and other sources.

Required texts and materials:

Elementary Turkish: A Complete Course for Beginners by Kurtuluş Öztopçu

This textbook includes two CDs. We will use it during both semesters of Basic Turkish. Available online at: www.elementaryturkish.com

Langenscheidt’s Pocket Turkish Dictionary
Redhouse Büyük Elsözlüğü

(IU Bookstore has a few copies of the Langenscheidt’s dictionary; both dictionaries are available online through Amazon.com)

Suggested texts and materials

201 Turkish Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses by Talat Sait Halman
Teach Yourself Turkish: Complete Course Audiopackage by Asuman Celen Pollard
Turkish Grammar by G.L. Lewis
Turkish Grammar by Robert Underhill

Assignments

You will be graded on your performance in the following requirements:

Class Participation: %20

Quizzes/Tests: %20

HW Assignments: %20 (Oral and Written)

Midterm Exam: %20

Final Exam: %20