Intermediate Turkish
Dr. Gökçe Karaoğlu
The course is open to international students with an A2 level of Turkish. Lessons will be conducted primarily in Turkish. English explanations will be provided whenever students need clarification. Upon completion, students should be able to understand a newspaper article or a novel to a large extent. Grammar topics will be taught through reading passages, following the curriculum of the Istanbul Coursebook series.
Syllabus
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Session 1
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Text: A New Life (Yeni bir Hayat)
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Language Focus: Adverbial Verbs / Gerunds (Zarf Fiiller)
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Session 2
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Text: The Business World (İş Dünyası)
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Language Focus: Adverbial Verbs 2 (Zarf Fiiller 2)
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Session 3
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Text: Health Above All (Herşeyin Başı Sağlık)
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Language Focus: Verbal Nouns / Infinitives (İsim-fiil ekleri)
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Session 4
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Text: Educational Life (Eğitim Hayatı)
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Language Focus: Conditional & Wish Moods (Dilek-Şart kipleri)
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Session 5
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Text: Our Dreams (Hayallerimiz)
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Language Focus: Reciprocal Verbs (İşteş Fiiller)
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Session 6
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Text: People Talk to Each Other (İnsanlar Konuşa Konuşa)
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Language Focus: Reflexive Verbs (Dönüşlü Fiiller)
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Session 7
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Text: Always on the Move (Leyleği Havada Görmek)
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Language Focus: Passive Voice (Edilgen Fiiller)
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Session 8
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Text: From the Past to the Present (Geçmişten Günümüze)
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Language Focus: Causative Verbs (Ettirgen Fiiller)
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Session 9
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Text: A Glimpse of Humanity (Bir Yudum İnsan)
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Language Focus: Participles / Adjective Verbs (Sıfat Fiiller)
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Session 10
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Text: Everything Suits Me (Bana Herşey Yakışır)
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Language Focus: Indirect Speech / Reported Sentences (Dolaylı Cümleler)
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Session 11
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Text: Wonderland (Harikalar Diyarı)
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Language Focus: Indirect Speech / Reported Sentences (Dolaylı Cümleler)
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Session 12
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Text: I Was Flabbergasted (Şaştım Kaldım)
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Language Focus: Conjunctions (Bağlaçlar)
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About the instructor
Gökçe Karaoğlu holds a PhD in media and communications and an MA in management and economics from the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland, as well as a double major in business administration and media and visual arts from Koç University, Istanbul. Having taught communication courses at the university level, she incorporates an interdisciplinary perspective into her teaching practice. She is currently a researcher and translator for a specialized publishing house focused on the history of the book and book arts. In addition to her academic work, she is a dedicated bookbinder with a keen interest in the preservation of printed heritage.
Course Details
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 22 June 2026 – 10 September 2026
Time: 11:30-12:30 (US Pacific), 2:30-3:30 PM (US Eastern), 8:30-9:30 PM (Central European)
Format: 24 online sessions
Tuition: $600 (payable in installments)
Notes:
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Class days and times may be adjusted in accordance with the request of enrollees.
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Registered participants will receive full access to recorded session videos and all course materials.