Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The primary objective of the Turkish Preparatory Program is to enable students to attain a level of language proficiency that allows them to use Turkish effectively in academic and social settings. The program aims to develop students' listening, reading, speaking and writing skills in an integrated manner, support their participation in university life and strengthen their intercultural communication skills.

The program's learning outcomes are structured progressively in line with the A1, A2, B1 and B2 levels defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Starting from meeting basic communication needs, students are expected to reach a level of proficiency at which they can justify their opinions, understand different types of texts and participate linguistically in academic work.

By the end of the program, students are expected to attain Turkish language proficiency at CEFR B2 level.

A1 Level

General objective: For students to exchange basic information about themselves and their immediate surroundings, understand expressions frequently encountered in daily life and communicate in a simple way with support.

Students who complete this level are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Language Skills

Listening: Understands introductions, simple questions and short instructions delivered slowly and clearly; identifies basic information such as times, dates, places and numbers.
Reading: Understands very short texts, signs, menus and simple messages containing familiar words, rereading them when necessary.
Spoken production: Introduces themselves and others; forms simple sentences about their family, where they live, their daily activities and basic needs.
Spoken interaction: Asks and answers questions about personal details, provided the other person speaks slowly, repeats or clarifies what they say.
Writing: Fills in personal information forms; writes simple sentences, short notes and messages about themselves and their immediate surroundings.

A2 Level

General objective: For students to exchange brief information on familiar topics and everyday needs, and to communicate in routine social and university settings.

Students who complete this level are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Language Skills

Listening: Understands short conversations on daily life, education, shopping and transportation when spoken clearly and slowly; identifies the necessary information in announcements.
Reading: Understands short, simple e-mails, notices, informative texts and instructions; finds the information they need in these texts.
Spoken production: Describes daily habits, past activities and future plans using simple linked sentences; describes people and places.
Spoken interaction: Takes part in short conversations in familiar situations; asks for information, makes suggestions and reaches agreement on simple arrangements.
Writing: Writes short texts about daily life and personal experiences; links sentences with basic connectors and composes simple e-mails.

B1 Level

General objective: For students to communicate more independently in familiar social and educational settings, relate their experiences coherently and explain their opinions with brief justifications.

Students who complete this level are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Language Skills

Listening: Understands the main points of clearly delivered conversations and explanations on familiar topics; identifies important details.
Reading: Understands clearly written informative texts related to their field of interest; identifies the main idea, supporting information and relationships between events.
Spoken production: Describes experiences, events and plans in a connected way; explains opinions with reasons and examples.
Spoken interaction: Enters unprepared into conversations on familiar topics; asks for clarification, expresses opinions and describes problems encountered in daily life.
Writing: Writes texts consisting of connected paragraphs on familiar topics; relates experiences, explains opinions and composes reasoned request e-mails.

B2 Level

General objective: For students to communicate independently in social and academic settings, understand more extensive texts and express their opinions clearly, in detail and with justification.

Students who complete this level are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Language Skills

Listening: Understands the main ideas and important details of speech delivered in standard Turkish; follows extended, clearly structured explanations and lines of argument when the topic is familiar.
Reading: Identifies the main arguments, supporting information and differing viewpoints in general and field-related academic texts; focuses on the relevant sections according to the reading purpose.
Spoken production: Presents a topic clearly and in detail; supports opinions with reasons, compares options and explains advantages and disadvantages.
Spoken interaction: Sustains conversations with sufficient fluency; defends their viewpoint in discussions, responds to opposing views and asks clarifying questions.
Writing: Writes clear, detailed and well-organized texts; links ideas across paragraphs and uses vocabulary and language structures appropriate to the purpose.