Overview

The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader has been specially designed for intermediate and advanced learners of Turkish and comprises a broad selection of graded readings. Written by prominent Turkish academics and journalists, the collection of modern texts presented here have been carefully selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to current political and cultural issues related to Turkey; from gender, ethnicity, religion and social class through to arts and history. Each reading is fully supported by: an introduction written by an expert in the related field a vocabulary list with English translation and vocabulary in context short grammar explanations of any difficult structures encountered in the text comprehension questions directly text related, language exercises and subject specific questions to generate class-discussion and essay writing in Turkish a key to comprehension questions and language exercises a list of suggested further reading (online support). Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader is an essential tool for increasing language proficiency and enriching the learners' socio-cultural knowledge of Turkey.

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Author:   Senel Symons
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780415568166

ISBN 10:   0415568161
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   18 April 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Chapter 1: Gender and Education in Turkey Chapter 2: The Social Construction of Men in Turkey Chapter 3: The Problematic Headscarf in Turkey Chapter 4: The Conceptions of Happiness in Turkey Chapter 5: The Politics of Water in Turkey Chapter 6: The New Turkish Penal Code Chapter 7: Sexual Honour in Turkey Chapter 8: The Multiculturalism of Turks throughout History Chapter 9: Orhan Pamuk’s Contribution to the Literary World Chapter 10: The Turkish Military’s Political Role Chapter 11: Turkey and the Middle East Chapter 12: Economic Sustainability in Turkey and in the World Chapter 13: The Kurdish Question in Turkey Chapter 14: Nationalism in Turkey Chapter 15: Turkish Cinema and Politics Chapter 16: Arabesk Music in Turkey Chapter 17: Recent Relations between the EU and Turkey Chapter 18: The Turkish Left and Kemalism Chapter 19: Turkish Perceptions of ""the West"" Key to Exercises"

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Senel Simsek is an expert on sociolinguistics and has been teaching Turkish at the University of Oxford, UK, since 2004.

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