HIST108 OTTOMAN TURKISH II
| Course Code: | 2400108 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr SELÇUK DURSUN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with a reading knowledge of Ottoman Turkish written with Arabic script. In doing so, selected printed materials from historical and literary texts (including newspapers, chronicles, treatises, letters, and memoirs) of the twentieth century shall be deciphered.
Course Content
Teaching how to use the old Ottoman dictionaries with particular emphasis on the Arabic and Persian phrases in the Ottoman language. Drills on the selected texts varying from the 13th to the 19th centuries. (This course is given in Turkish.)
Course Learning Outcomes
This course is not designed simply to convey information to you. We will read printed texts together in the classroom. You will have to participate actively in the readings and discussions of weekly assignments. The selection of texts varied from historical texts to literary pieces, which will provide us with enough skills to read other materials written in Ottoman Turkish.
This course has three goals:
- to read scholarly and literary printed texts in the Ottoman language
- to transcribe Ottoman printed texts into Latinized alphabet with diacriticals
- to examine primary and secondary historical and literary texts to understand the nature of the language used in the 20th century
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- learn reading Ottoman printed texts from the 20th century
- read complex texts with the help of dictionaries
- transcribe Ottoman texts written in the old script