Turkish (TURK)
TURK 1330 - Elementary Turkish through TV Series I (4 Credits)
In this introductory course of a sequence of two, learners will develop a basic foundation in reading, writing, listening, and beginning conversation skills in contemporary Turkish. Learners will read short texts on Turkish culture, handle non-complex social conversations, understand sentence-level statements, and write simple paragraphs on familiar topics. This course has a section focused on Turkish TV series. In this section, the learners will have a deeper understanding of Turkish language, society, and culture. They will watch the most popular TV series, complete the assigned tasks, and discuss in class. This course is for new learners of Turkish.
Distribution Requirements: (FL-AG), (OCL-IL)
Exploratory Studies:
(CU-ITL); (EULANG)
Last Four Terms Offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 TURK 1331 - Elementary Turkish through TV Series II (4 Credits)
In this introductory course of a sequence of two, learners will develop a basic foundation in reading, writing, listening, and beginning conversation skills in contemporary Turkish. Learners will read short texts on Turkish culture, handle non-complex social conversations, understand sentence-level statements, and write simple paragraphs on familiar topics. This course has a section focused on Turkish TV series. In this section, the learners will have a deeper understanding of Turkish language, society, and culture. They will watch the most popular TV series, complete the assigned tasks, and discuss in class. This course is for new learners of Turkish.
Prerequisites: TURK 1330
Distribution Requirements: (FL-AG), (OCL-IL)
Exploratory Studies:
(CU-ITL); (EULANG)
Last Four Terms Offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 TURK 1332 - Intermediate Turkish I (4 Credits)
In this course, learners will advance their reading, writing, listening and conversation skills in contemporary Turkish as they move towards extended conversation, written communication, academic listening/watching, and research. This course has sections focused on Turkish Literature, TV series, and cinema. In this section, the learners will have a deeper understanding of Turkish language, society, and culture. The course also has sections designed for heritage speaker needs.
Prerequisites: one year (two semesters) elementary Turkish or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: (ALC-AS), (FL-AG), (OCL-IL)
Exploratory Studies:
(CU-ITL); (EULANG)
Last Four Terms Offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 TURK 2332 - Intermediate Turkish II (4 Credits)
In this course, learners will advance their reading, writing, listening and conversation skills in contemporary Turkish as they move towards extended conversation, written communication, academic listening/watching, and research. This course has sections focused on Turkish Literature, TV series, and cinema. In this section, the learners will have a deeper understanding of Turkish language, society, and culture. The course also has sections designed for heritage speaker needs.
Prerequisites: TURK 1332.
Distribution Requirements: (ALC-AS, FLOPI-AS), (FL-AG), (OCL-IL)
Exploratory Studies:
(CU-ITL); (EUAREA, EULANG)
Last Four Terms Offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 TURK 3332 - Ottoman Turkish (3 Credits)
This class is designed for students and speakers of Modern Turkish who want to learn to read Ottoman Turkish texts. The basic grammatical rules of Ottoman Turkish taught in this course are reinforced through printed texts. These reading materials, which progress from simple to more complex, also introduce students to Ottoman Turkish language, culture, and literature. Heritage students and native speakers of Turkish are also welcome.
Prerequisites: TURK 1332: Intermediate Turkish I
TURK 5509 - Graduate Studies in Turkish (3-4 Credits)
Topics vary by semester in relation to student needs.
Last Four Terms Offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
TURK 5510 - Graduate Studies in Turkish (3-4 Credits)
Topics vary by semester in relation to student needs.
Last Four Terms Offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
TURK 6332 - Ottoman Turkish (3 Credits)
This class is designed for students and speakers of Modern Turkish who want to learn to read Ottoman Turkish texts. Students must have completed at least 3 semesters of Turkish language study. The basic grammatical rules of Ottoman Turkish taught in this course are reinforced through printed texts. These reading materials, which progress from simple to more complex, also introduce students to Ottoman Turkish language, culture, and literature. Heritage students and native speakers of Turkish are also welcome.