Course Overview

Online Turkish Level 1 is a Beginners course for students who have never studied the Turkish language before. This course is designed for those who have never studied Turkish before, aiming to provide you with enough knowledge and confidence to be able to hold a basic conversation in Turkish. The aim to provide you with the skills to be able to read and understand basic texts and even start writing your own ones.

Our Online Turkish language classes take place over Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative Aims

Greetings

Introduce yourself

Ask and give personal information (nationality, profession, marital status…etc)

Describe places

Buying items and asking basic questions (price)

Ordering food

The parts of the body

Linguistic Aims

The alphabet

Numbers (0-1000)

Days of the week

Nationalities

Countries

Possessions

Months

The seasons

Describing adjectives

Spelling

Using stative verbs – iyiyim (I am fine), yorgunum (I am tired)

Present tense

The sentence structure (S+O+V)

Possessive pronouns – ben, benim (I, my)

Basic use of WH- questions – Ne? Ne zaman? Nasil? Nerede?

Common verb-noun collocations – yemek yapmak, kahvaltı yapmak

Socio-cultural Aspects

Background of the Turkish language

Important Turkish public holidays

Pop culture in Turkey

Common Turkish pet phrases

Coursebook

Yedi Iklim Türkçe – A1

Istanbul Yabancılar icin Türkçe – A1

(Teachers base classes on these coursebooks however students do not need to purchase them.)

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: this is a course for complete beginners
• Classes will take place over Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 1.5 hours per week
• The course runs for 8 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:00
• The possible study options for this course are as follows:

Mondays: 8th July – 26th August 2024*

Tuesdays: 3rd September – 22nd October 2024

Wed 30th October – 18th December 2024

*Due to the Summer Bank Holiday, there is no lesson on the Monday 26th August 2024. The lesson will be rescheduled to Friday 30th August unless otherwise agreed with the teacher. The course still consists of 8 lessons in total.

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Turkish language teachers
• Turkish language study tips