TURK 3330 - [Advanced Turkish]

(CU-ITL)

Fall. Not offered 2017-2018. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Staff.

This class is a continuation of elementary and intermediate Turkish; therefore, students who are taking this course are expected to be at an intermediate proficiency in Turkish. Throughout the course the focus will be given to reading authentic texts that represent a variety of styles, including journalistic, literary, and colloquial language such as newspaper, magazine extracts, poems, e-mails, and personal letters. There will also be a strong emphasis on learning and using a wide range of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. Class activities will mostly be based on communicative approach and students will be immersed into the target language. There will also be writing assignments that guide the student to emulate the readings in some respect, be it in the use of connectors, contrasting tenses, or narrative or expository style. Listening skills will be developed through regular assignments based on internet broadcasts, as well as recorded material on CD.