This course is designed to address the needs of students of
Turkish in coping with the linguistic and cognitive difficulties
generally associated with media language. Students with at least
two years of modern Turkish are allowed to sign up for this
class. Focusing predominantly on available online newspapers and
magazines, the course will aim at improving students’ linguistic
skills for better comprehension of the contemporary language as
manifested in the Turkish media. In addition, up-to-date
cultural and political issues associated with these texts will
be discussed throughout the semester. Texts to read, translate,
and discuss in class will be distributed by the instructor one
week in advance. Before coming to class, all students are
expected to study the texts thoroughly in an effort to
understand the overall messages of the texts and underline all
“vague” sections or sections not comprehended. Before each class
meeting, all students are required to submit an oral report (in
Turkish) of a 1-2 page (appr