Turkish Language Education Programme, a branch of the Faculty of Education, which has been within the body of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University since its foundation in 1992, has been giving education with a new viewpoint since the reconstruction of the Faculties of Education in 1997. Our department enables prospective teachers to be well-trained and to have education in accordance with the main objectives of National Education.

The department has 1 associate professors, 4 assistant professors, 3 research assistants who are doctoral students. The graduates are titled as “Turkish Language Teacher” after completing 4 academic years in the programme and they can work as teachers.

Upon successful completion of the program graduates are awarded a bachelor’s degree in Turkish Language Education.

Aims

To graduate teachers who will help the children between 12-15 years at the second stage of the primary education to gain the ability to use Turkish correctly by making them understand what they read and be able to express themselves both written and orally.

Objectives

Main objectives of the department are to become one of the best departments of Turkish Education that follows theoretical developments and pursues advanced level scientific research and to train Turkish Language Teachers who are critical thinkers possessing leadership skills and capable of interdisciplinary collaboration and who are innovative and can produce original solutions.

Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded with the qualification of BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN TURKISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION.

A Bachelor's Degree Program in TURKISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION is a 240 ECTS Credits, 4-year program. The program meets the requirements by both the ECTS credits and level descriptors of the first cycle degree qualifications of the Overarching Framework of European Qualifications Framework HE(QF-EHEA) and the 6th level qualifications of the Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE (TYYÇ, NQF-HETR). The level descriptors also meet the 6th level requirements of the qualifications of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL).

Admission of national students to the TURKISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION program is contingent on success on the nationally centralized Student Selection Examination (OSYS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM). Candidates who succeed on the LYS examination (Undergraduate Placement Examination) are enrolled according to their type LS-2 score preferences.

Admission of foreign students is possible through an evaluation of students’ individual application to the university. For further and detailed information please visit General Admission Requirements and Registration Procedures in the menu items of the Information on the Institution.

For further information, please contact to Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University International Office.

Turkish Education department has been established with a mission to provide the students a high quality program to follow and learn cutting edge theories and techniques and at the same time to participate actively in applied and theoretical research.

The undergraduate program is designed in accordance with a cooperative education strategy and an understanding of hands-on experience, so that the new trends in education can be adapted easily. The program constitutes a foreground in the fields of Turkish Grammar, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing education. Thus, it is aimed to provide the students the skills to teach and use Turkish Language.

Undergraduate (Bachelor's Degree) program in Turkish Language Education (First Cycle in QF-EHEA and 6th level in TYYÇ ) is an academically-oriented program giving access to degree and non-degree research program and professional practice demanding high levels of knowledge and skills. The classification of the program with respect to "ISCED (The International Standard Classification of Education) 2011" and "NQF-HETR (The Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE)" and the codes of the fields of education can be listed as follows:

ISCED Field of Education: 14 – Teacher Training and Education Science
ISCED 2011 Level: 6, Orientation (Profile): 64, Subcategory: 645 - Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree
NQF-HETR Field of Education: 14 – Teacher Training and Education Science
NQF-HETR Profile of Education: Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree

The most frequently used Instructional Methods of the educational programs of Nigde University are given below. Programs commonly apply these methods as appropriate instructional approaches in accordance with their aims and objectives.

The instructional methods applied for achieving the goal of meeting the expected learning outcomes at Turkish Language Education program at large are indicated in the section of ‘program learning outcomes’, and those methods utilized for individual course units are indicated in the relevant section of ‘description of individual course unit’.

The qualification of TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHER is obtained upon graduation from the programme TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, which requires;

Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
For detailed information: Please see "Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to master’s (second cycle) and in some cases, to doctorate (third cycle) degree programs in or related fields of TURKISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION. According to the National Regulations on Graduate Education, students are admitted to master’s programmes taking into account their undergraduate (first cycle degree) achievement level and the scores on the subject-specific entrance examinations of the Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) centrally administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Within the framework of the national regulations, regulations endorsed by the senate of each university stipulate the weight of ALES Examination results in the overall evaluation of candidates. Depending on the institutions’ regulations, for some programmes to be accessed, a certain level of foreign language proficiency is also required.

The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of TURKISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION are shown below and those for the individual course units are given in the relevant section of the course description with their contribution to the final grades.

Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Make-up Exam
Short Exam
Homework Assessment
Presentation of Document

The success of students in achieving the expected learning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHING programme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester.

Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, a homework assignment and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.

Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there are any, other assessment results taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.

The contributions of the grades of the in-term activities and final exam grade to the final success grade of a course are determined by the course instructor and announced to students within the first two weeks of the semester. Moreover, the contribution of the final exam cannot be less than 40 % and higher than 60% for all the courses within all the degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Course units, which do not require a mid-term, homework, short-exam and/or a final exam, such as work placement, are determined by the administration of the related departments and specific assessment and grading methods for these courses are also announced through the same channels described above. Evaluation of such activities is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.

Please see the section of “Grade Evaluation” for detailed information.

In order for a student to graduate from the TURKISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION program the following conditions must to be met:

Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
For detailed information: Please see "Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"