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Turkish Learning plan (FALL 2017)
Learning goal: To be able easily communicate with people using basic language expressions, use travel language to “survive” in restaurants, shopping stores, be able to introduce myself and my family, describe the surroundings in easy language, talk about hobbies, ask and tell directions and read easy texts.
Methods: Use a wide range of Auditory and Visual materials, memorize vocabulary, watch movies/TV shows, talk to native speakers, practise with my language partner and classmates.
Resources: www.duolingo.com
Global Studio resources, language folder, Byk 4 Express
Other possible resources that may come along the way
1st week- General Introduction to the course and to the culture
2nd week- Learn the Alphabet: vowels and consonants, learn simple words. Intro to Turkish culture and traditions
3rd week-Express gratitude, use greetings, express politeness( Thank you, Excuse me, I’m sorry etc), Introduce my name and and ask if someone speaks Turkish/English, yes/no.
4th week- Learn colors and numbers, proper and full self-introduction(Where I’m from, my age etc.)
5th week- learn some simple nouns, months of the year, days of the week, revise introduction
6th week- Animals, regular(basic) adjectives, learn how to ask and say times in Turkish
7th week- General revision, daily routines, hobbies, revision of the times, "survival expressions"
8th week-Some professions and places. Start reading simple texts, express wants and needs, ask questions, create simple sentences
9th week- Learn to conjugate nouns and pronouns, learn more nouns, the most used verbs, questions, adverbs of frequency, weather words
10th week- Introduce family, continue learning basic verbs, continue learning adjectives, ask questions and answer, create sentences about family
11th week- Speaking exercises, monopoly, general revision, movie.
12th week- Create sentences about daily routines of others, ask questions about them.
13th week- Weather vocabulary, revise food vocabulary, learn expressions to order/buy food, do shopping
14th-Talk about hobbies, learn/revise directions, tell where you work/study, tell the times and everything you've learnt so far.
- During the whole period of studying, use all the resources mentioned above and add new ones if there is something useful.
- Complete the Reflections and Journals
- Watch Turkish movies over weekends to get a general idea of culture and traditions
- Watch“Kara Sevada” Turkish soap opera with turkish sounds and Russian subtitles in order to continuously be exposed to the sounds of the language.
- Explore the culture and make the presentations interesting, ask questions to the language partner
