Online Turkish Level 1 is a Beginners course for students who have never studied the Turkish language before.

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

• 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
• Vocabulary:
  • The alphabet
  • Numbers (0-1000)
  • Days of the week
  • Nationalities
  • Countries
  • Possessions
  • Months
  • The seasons
  • Describing adjectives

Socio-cultural Aspects

• Background of the Turkish language
• Important Turkish public holidays
• Pop culture in Turkey
• Common Turkish pet phrases

Coursebooks

Yedi Iklim Türkçe – A1

Istanbul Yabancılar icin Türkçe – A1

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

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 

Why not try out a sample beginners Turkish lesson before signing up to a full course? These one-off sessions are aimed at students who have never studied the Turkish language before.

Sample Lesson Plan

• Greeting people
• Introducing yourself and someone else
• Asking and giving personal details (name, nationalities, profession, age, phone number, date of birth)