Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500404106TURKISH SIGN LANGUAGE Elective242
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Our aim is to provide students with the ability to speak and understand sign language so that they can communicate actively and effectively with disabled groups they may encounter in their professional lives.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Neşide YILDIRIM Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özkan AYDAR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hasan BİÇİM
Learning Outcomes
1Establishes healthy communication with hearing and speech impaired people
2Uses sign language accurately and effectively
3Understands the importance of sign language in professional life
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction of the course, resources to be used. basic concepts
2Physiological deafness
3Grammatical features of Turkish sign language. Turkish sign language alphabet.
4Kinship and family concepts
5Concepts related to Numbers and Time
6Colors; Concepts related to vehicles and traffic.
7Adjectives and verbs.
8
9Educational concepts
10Geographic concepts
11Concepts related to goods, clothing and food.
12Animals; concepts related to sports.
13Concepts related to technology and finance; professions.
14Applications for basic communication with Turkish sign language.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Field Work14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination144
Individual Study for Final Examination155
Performance14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)67
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
PO
8
PO
9
PO
10
PO
11
LO1          5
LO2         4 
LO3        4  
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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