Turkish: F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Understand that Turkish and other languages and cultures continuously change over time, identifying influences such as education, changing values, new technologies and intercultural exchange
Elaborations
identifying key factors in the ongoing process of change that characterises all languages and cultures, for example, teknoloji, küreselleşme, iletişim, sosyal medya ve popüler kültür, providing examples of how the Turkish language continues to grow, change and adapt in response to these influences, for example, yazıcı, fare, genel ağ, klavye, ekran
exploring how the use of Turkish language and the representation of Turkish culture in different media have changed over time, for example, by comparing old Turkish films and commercials in historical and traditional settings with contemporary films or news channels
identifying differences in interaction patterns and forms of expression and cultural representation that suggest shifts in cultural values and practices, for example, nesiller arası ilişkiler, kadın-erkek eşitliği, sınıf ayrımı
identifying changes to language that reflect changes in social relationships and community attitudes, for example, the use of the word eş, Müdüre Hanım to reflect women’s rights, and engelli instead of özürlü, which reflects changing attitudes towards people with disability
identifying how political leaders and language policies can change or promote particular values and beliefs, for example, the change of Turkish script first to Arabic during the Ottoman period under the leadership of the sultans and then to modern Turkish script under the leadership of Atatürk
understanding different ways of forming new words, phrases and expressions in Turkish, for example, tarayıcı, yoldaş and demlik through the use of suffixes -daş, -lik and -cı
