TURK 111 - Elementary Modern Turkish I

Credits: 4

Modern Turkish is a member of the Altaic language family and the successor of Ottoman Turkish. Today the standard form of Turkish is referred to as Istanbul Turkish. Other modern Turkic languages are spoken in Moldova, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Turkmenistan, and they have many common features with modern Turkish as spoken in Turkey. The course teaches all skill areas; listening comprehension, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing.