Turkish for complete beginners

This Turkish for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to Turkey.
The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and
the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”:

  • Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family
  • Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Booking a hotel and checking in
  • Booking a table – Eating and drinking out
  • Asking for and understanding directions
  • Going shopping
  • Complaining and apologising
  • Arranging to meet
  • Telephoning – Leaving a message – Taking a message

€250.00

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Course Details

Course Length : 10-week Turkish course for complete beginners
Course Venue : Online course - Zoom
Further Detail : Course for complete beginners covering practical "survival skills" to travel in Turkey.

Turkish for complete beginners

This Turkish for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to Turkey.
The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and
the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”:

  • Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family
  • Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Booking a hotel and checking in
  • Booking a table – Eating and drinking out
  • Asking for and understanding directions
  • Going shopping
  • Complaining and apologising
  • Arranging to meet
  • Telephoning – Leaving a message – Taking a message

€250.00

SKU: N/A Category:

Description

Turkish for Complete Beginners – Course Goals

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to use Turkish in simple, everyday situations. Here’s what you can expect to achieve:

Everyday Social Skills

  • Use polite expressions to greet, say goodbye, introduce yourself, and show courtesy with phrases like please, thank you, and sorry.

Listening

  • Understand very slow, carefully spoken Turkish with pauses that make it easier to follow and absorb meaning.

Reading

  • Recognise familiar names, words, and short phrases.

  • Read very simple texts, focusing on one phrase at a time, and reread as needed to understand.

Speaking & Interaction

  • Take part in short, simple conversations.

  • Rely on repetition, slower speech, and rephrasing when needed to get your message across.

Speaking & Presenting

  • Use simple phrases to talk briefly about people and places.

Writing & Interaction

  • Ask for and provide basic personal details in writing.

Writing & Production

  • Write simple phrases and sentences about yourself or imaginary people, including where they live and what they do.

Esra is a native Turkish speaker who graduated from Istanbul University’s Turkish Language and Literature Department. She also holds a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Trinity College Dublin. As part of her thesis, she examined vocabulary usage in Turkish-language textbooks for foreigners. In addition to her degree, she has a certificate in Teaching Turkish as a Second Language. She worked in universities as an academic, researcher, and Turkish lecturer. Throughout her career, she has taught face-to-face and online courses at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels, as well as public Turkish classes. She has published in several fields, including Turkish language and literature, linguistics, and education technology.

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