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Turkish Language Classes for Beginners and Intermediate Levels

Join our Turkish language classes to learn Turkish from experienced instructors. Online resources, conversation partners, and cultural activities provided.

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Turkish Language Classes for Beginners and Intermediate Levels

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  1. Classes • Beginner Level (Starts on November 7th) Mondays 7:00-8:00 PM Porter Hall 226B Instructor: Bekir Mugayitoglu E-mail : bmugayitoglu ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com • Intermediate Level (Starts on November 7th) Mondays 5:30-6:30 PM Instructor: Huseyin Ucar Email: hucar ‘at’ andrew ‘dot’ cmu ‘dot’ edu

  2. Online Resources • Turkish-English Dictionary, Apps and More • SesliSozluk: http://www.seslisozluk.com • Turkish Wikipedia • Vikipedi: http://tr.wikipedia.org • Turkish TV Stations • Yildiz TV: http://www.yildiz.tv • Mango (Requires Registration) • http://libraries.mangolanguages.com/dialects/turkish

  3. Kahvehane (Coffee House) • Class Wiki • Lecture Slides • Discussion Forums • Photos, Videos and Other Materials • Feel free to add, edit and contribute • http://kahvehane.wetpaint.com

  4. TCCP Movie Nights • Attendance highly recommended • Language and culture are tightly coupled • Need for extracurricular activities • Upcoming movie: • Babam ve Oglum (My Father and My Son) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI-4d5pP_lk

  5. Family Visits & Conversation Partners • 3P Rule • Practice, Practice and guesses for third P? • Language learning without practice is; • Almost impossible • Temporary • Limited to reading & writing • An important barrier for second language learner; • Traveling to overseas – Expensive and requires time commitment • We will bring Turkey to Pittsburgh to you • Witness warm Turkish hospitality during family visits • Practice class material with conversation partners

  6. Turkey & Turkish Culture • A short video on Istanbul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iglYVm01RHU&feature=related

  7. Idioms and Proverbs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTMBC3rpvk • Tatli yiyelim tatli konusalim : Eat sweet, Talk sweet…. Bir tasla iki kus vurmak...     Killing two birds with one stone. Ayvayi yemek : to be in trouble

  8. Vocabulary • Television Televizyon • Kush Kus • Yoghurt Yogurt • Telephone Telefon • Goal Gol • Party Parti • Economy Ekonomi • Practice Praktis

  9. STORY TIME • SARI KANAT (YELLOW WING) Birvarmis, biryokmus. Evvelzamanicinde, kalbursamanicindekucukbirulkevarmis. Bu ulkeninhalkiyabanarilariymis. Arilar, asirlikmeseagaclarininkavuklarindamutlubirhayatsuruyormus.

  10. Ulke, citlembik agaclarinin pembe cicekleri ile daha da guzellesirmis. Bu mevsimde yaban arilari, cicek cicek dolasirmis. Arilar, kisin yiyecekleri ballari yaparlarmis. • Arilar, kucuk ailelerden olusuyormus. Her ailde cok guzel bir is bolumu varmis. Ailelenin bazi uyeleri petek yaparken, bazilari da cicek tozu toplarmis. Ayrica gunduzleri ballarini korumak icin her aileden biri bekcilik yaparmis.

  11. Vocabulary • Sari = yellow • Kanat = Wing • Ulke = Country • Ari = Bee • Bal = Honey

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