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Requires near-native fluency in Modern Turkish, and at least one semester of
Ottoman.
The seminar is designed to provide graduate students of Turkish Studies in the
Department of Central Eurasian Studies with a general introduction to what is
referred to as ³Turkology,² focusing on its major scholarly figures, theories,
secondary and especially primary sources. The class assumes that graduate
students are already fluent in Modern Turkish and competent in reading Ottoman
texts in the Arabic alphabet. However, some new scripts, such as Cyrillic and
Runic, will be introduced to help students in their research on Turkish/Turkic
Studies. Students will be exposed to some of the major theoretical discussions
on comparative Turkic and will learn to decipher some significant classical
texts in Old Turkic, Karakhanid, Kharezm, Chaghatay, Classical Ottoman and other
Turkish/Turkic literary languages.
THE PRIMARY TEXTBOOK FOR THIS CLASS:
Turkish Literature and Philology Reader (473 pages) prepared by the instructor
(The Reader will include the scholarly articles we will cover in class,
materials for ³critical summaries,² ³final project² text, and facsimiles of the
literary texts we will be reading and analyzing in class), available immediately
at Collegiate Copies, 1430 E. 3rd Street (Phone: 339-3769) for purchase.
YOUR GRADE WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
Attendance and Class Participation: 20%
This includes preparation to the
reading materials and classroom presentations.
Two short article summaries: 10%each
Short Assignments and Exercises: 10%
Final Exam: 30%
Final Project: 20%
Days and Time: Wednesday and Friday, 4:00-5:15.
MEETS SECOND EIGHT WEEKS ONLY!
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