Anastasia Falierou

University Teacher (PD 407/80)

afalierou[at]turkmas.uoa[dot]gr

3 hours per week

Course Objectives

The course is designed to provide the students the basic knowledge of the Ottoman Turkish script in order to be able to read Ottoman Turkish texts.

Course Structure

The course places emphasis on:

(a) the Ottoman grammar (simple present tense, present continuous, past tense, future tense, negative and interrogative forms, potential verb “-bilmek”, superlative form, comparative form, suffixes for passive, causative, reflexive and reciprocal verbs);

(b) the transcription of small texts from the Ottoman Turkish script to Modern Turkish, analysis of their content, and translation to Modern Greek.

Assessment

Attendance at class is required.

The final grade for the semester will be calculated according to:

A mid-term test (20%) and a final examination (80%).