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During the fall
semester of Intermediate Uyghur, students will continue to develop their
listening, speaking, and writing skills. The primary goal of the course is
to give as much information as possible about the most important aspects of
life in contemporary Eastern Turkistan so that students will be able to
communicate in a culturally appropriate manner. The intermediate level
course will extend the learner’s grammatical, lexical, and functional skills
using a wide variety of stimulating and challenging activities. Listening
activities involve listening to narratives, interviews from authentic
sources such as 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. The course will also include
improving translation skills from English to Uyghur and vice versa.
Three hours of
class per week means that considerable independent preparation outside of
class will be required. Students are also required to make the most of
class time by suggesting activities suitable to their own language needs as
well as other changes to class structure.
Textbooks and dictionaries:
Course Packet may be found In Goodbody Hall 157
1. Tarjei Engesath A textbook
of Uyghur Grammar, Volume 1, 2002.
2. Uighur – English dictionary,
Urumchi, 1993
3. English – Uyghur
dictionary, Urumci, 1988
4. Intermediate Listening
Reading Online Materials and Central Asia news
(Fund of CeLCAR)
Suggested texts and materials
1. Hamit Tomur “Modern Uyghur
Grammar”, Istanbul, 2003
2. Online materials (Youtube.com)
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, as independent work. There will be regular vocabulary and grammar quizzes or tests every two week. The Midterm and Final exams will be according the schedule. They will consist of oral and written parts.
| Quizzes and tests | 20% |
| Midterm exam | 20% |
| Final exam | 20% |
| Homework | 20% |
| Participation in class | 20% |
Grading System
| 99-100 = A+ | 80-82 = C+ |
| 95-98 = A | 77-79 = C |
| 92-94 = A- | 74-76 = C- |
| 89-91 = B+ | 70-73 = D+ |
| 86-88 = B | 67-69 = D |
| 83-85 = B- | 64-66 = D- |
Goodbody Hall 157 | 1011 East 3rd St. | Bloomington, IN 47405-7005 | Phone: (812) 855-2233 | Fax: (812) 855-7500 | ceus@indiana.edu