Week 1: Information on course goals and objectives, introduction
Week 2: Language types in terms of usage, causes of incorrect spelling and pronunciation in Turkish, the relationship between the new Turkish alphabet and phonetics, examples of common word errors
Week 3: The function of spelling guides, word preferences from a sociolinguistic perspective, words of foreign origin, examples of incorrect elongation/shortening/confusion
Week 4: Article discussion
Week 5: Article discussion
Week 6: Article discussion
Week 7: Midterm Exam
Week 8: What is diction? The phonetic structure of Turkish, definition and importance of speech, articulation errors
Week 9: Turkish phonetics, mispronounced sounds, the problem of localization in standard Turkish
Week 10: Technical features of speech: correct breathing, stress, intonation, body language, and public speaking
Week 11: Poetry and text performance applications, evaluations based on student presentations
Week 12: Poetry and text performance applications, evaluations based on student presentations
Week 13: Poetry and text performance applications, evaluations based on student presentations
Week 14: End-of-term evaluation, evaluations based on student presentations