Information Package / Course Catalogue
Azerbaijan Turkish
Course Code: TDE391
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Comprehending the general and main qualifications of Modern Turkish dialects

Course Content

Grammar studies on text samples from different accents; populations, the habitats where Turks live outside Turkey nowadays, alphabets and cultures they use, Cyrillic alphabet

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to evaluate comprehend at least one dialect in modern Turkish dialects such as in "South-West Turkish" group(Azerbaijani T, Turkoman T, Gagauz T, etc) or in" East Turkish" group (Uzbek T, Uigur T)
2.to be able to comrehend Turkish language, its dialects and accents and by comparing synchronically and diachronically
3.to be able to recognise at least one of the dialects that are mentioned in different groups by basing upon basics of phonology, morphology, and lexicography
4. to be able to evaluate this knowledge and skills between dialects and other disciplines (history, geography, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, etc) too
5.to be able to compare similar and different aspects of dialects in the modern Turkish dialects in South-West and East groups
6. to be able to use technology about literature
7.to be able to use these dialects in other disciplines
8.to be able to use information and skills actively and efficiently
9.to be able to explain alive Turkish dialects
10.to be able to implement the knowledge and the accumulation about alive Turkish dialects into related studies and the skill of doing master degree
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
An overview of the Turkish world. Today, the expansion areas of Turks in the world and the geographies they live in, states, autonomy, minorities.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classifications made on the Turkish Language: First classifications (Kashgarlı, Strahlenberg), classifications made in the 19th century (Radloff, Vambery, Berezin etc.), scientific classifications made in the 20th century (Samoyloviç, R.R. Arat, Baskakov).
Week 3 - Theoretical
Baskakov's classification and explanation of the classification of Turkish dialects accordingly.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Comparison of Turkish dialects in terms of phonetics: The most important phonetic features of the Oghuz, Karluk and Kipchak Groups and their differences from the Oghuz group.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Azerbaijani Turkish: Information about the Republic of Azerbaijan, formation of the literary language, alphabets (Cyrillic, Latin).
Week 6 - Theoretical
Phonetics of Azerbaijani Turkish: The most important features, differences with Türkiye Turkish.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Morphology of Azerbaijani Turkish. Noun category: Noun suffixes, Plural suffixes, Possessive suffixes, Case suffixes, Reporting, Numbers, adjectives, pronouns.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Morphology of Azerbaijani Turkish. Verb category: Verb formation suffixes, personal suffixes used in verb conjugation, Tenses (Present, Known past, Heard past, Future and Present tenses)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Morphology of Azerbaijani Turkish. Prepositional moods, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Reading a text in Latin letters in Azerbaijani Turkish and translating it into Turkey Turkish.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading a text in Latin letters in Azerbaijani Turkish and translating it into Turkey Turkish. Examination studies of the read text in terms of phonetics and morphology
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reading a text in Latin letters in Azerbaijani Turkish and translating it into Turkey Turkish. Examination studies of the read text in terms of phonetics and morphology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reading a text in Latin letters in Azerbaijani Turkish and translating it into Turkey Turkish. Examination studies of the read text in terms of phonetics and morphology
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reading a text in Latin letters in Azerbaijani Turkish and translating it into Turkey Turkish. Examination studies of the read text in terms of phonetics and morphology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment125025
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
5
4
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
4
OÇ-6
5
OÇ-7
OÇ-8
OÇ-9
OÇ-10
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026