CE3632: Turkish For Beginners II
School | Continuing and Professional Education |
Department Code | LEARN |
Module Code | CE3632 |
External Subject Code | R910 |
Number of Credits | 10 |
Level | L4 |
Language of Delivery | English |
Module Leader | Mrs Isminur Mutlu-Smith |
Semester | Spring Semester |
Academic Year | 2013/4 |
Outline Description of Module
This module is aimed at students who have little knowledge of Turkish, or who have completed Turkish for Beginners I (CE3631), who wish to acquire the basics of the language for social, survival or study purposes.
METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework (20%) 2 pieces of text production
ii) Oral continuous assessment (40%) iii) Aural class test (40%)
Email: Languages@cardiff.ac.uk
On completion of the module a student should be able to
Knowledge and Understanding: - demonstrate their ability to recognise familiar words and very basic phrases
by taking part in role plays and similar learning tasks.
- demonstrate their ability to understand the gist and extract information of basic texts by adequately completing listening tasks.
- demonstrate a knowledge of basic grammatical structures and phrases by writing short texts and/or translating basic sentences.
Intellectual Skills - integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study .
Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:
- demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond
appropriately in everyday situations.
- demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form using
limited vocabulary and formulaic expressions.
How the module will be delivered
Students will actively participate in dialogues, group discussions and other interactive language exercises. Tapes and authentic work-sheets will enhance students active and passive language learning.
24 contact hours – interactive language work-shops
Skills that will be practised and developed
to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group
- to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies
How the module will be assessed
Coursework (20%) to test students ability to write basic texts and apply vocabulary apropriate for everyday life situations
Oral continuous assessment (40%) to test students ability to produce oral dialogues in Turkish
Aural class test (40%) to test students understanding of basic Turkish conversation.
Assessment Breakdown
Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
---|---|---|---|
Written Assessment | 100 | Coursework | N/A |
Syllabus content
Topics to be covered:
- Appearances
- Body and Soul
- Clothes
- Jobs
- Around the house
- Home and health
- Families
- Shopping
- Holidays