Turkish Beginner I

Service Description

This course includes 8 weeks of classes (one 1.5 hour session per week) - a total of 12 hours of instruction, and additional homework review and support from instructors in between class sessions. This class can be attended online from anywhere around the world. The number of students in the class is between 3 and 7. This class covers grammar and vocabulary from chapters 7-9 of the Elementary Turkish Textbook by Kurtuluş Öztopçu, including the following topics: Family vocabulary, languages, ablative and accusative cases, creating affirmative and negative questions, the imperative mood, and using "var/yok" (existence and non-existence). Derivative suffixes (+CA and +lIK), adjectives, and the concept of medial vowel loss are introduced. The classes include grammar explanations, vocabulary and conversational practice, as well as introduction of cultural competency topics through relevant history and media.