Turkish language has been taught for the last twenty years at EGA and has produced excellent exam results on an annual basis. We also offer higher level qualifications, such as Advanced Subsidiary and A2. Learning Turkish at EGA is extremely rewarding and students are encouraged to be independent, reflective learners. The Turkish department uses creative and well planned resources designed to help students progress in learning, with their enjoyment and motivation of paramount importance. 

 

 

Turkish at Key Stage 3   

 

Turkish is currently taught in Year 9 only at KS3.

 

Turkish will be taught in Year 9 and students will have the opportunity to take their language learning further in Key Stage 4 with the possibility of starting AS level in Year 10.

All themes covered in Key Stage 3 enable students to acquire transferrable language skills which ensure that students enter Key Stage 4 as confident language learners. In the work covered this year students also develop skills of making decisions and choices.

 

The topics students study in Year 9 are:

• Daily routine

• Free time/Hobbies

• School and Options

• Food and Drink

 

Turkish at Key Stage 4

 

Turkish students have the opportunity to take their GCSE in Years 9 and 10 with the option of studying AS Turkish in Years 10 and 11. 

Turkish GCSE is an exam is based on four language skills, listening, reading and writing and each skill is examined externally. The possible topics are:

 

• Leisure and tourism

• Home and environment

• Work and Education

• Lifestyle – Health, Relationships and choices

 

The units are based on some topics already covered in KS3, but they are explored in more depth in KS4 and they are linked to content in other areas of the curriculum and focus on the creative use of language.

 

AS Language Topic Areas 

Spoken and written sources will include material that relates to the contemporary society, cultural background, and heritage of one or more of the countries or communities where the language is spoken. 

 

 

Study at Home for KS3

Students are encouraged to purchase Turkish story books and read them with their parents. 

 

Study at Home for KS4

Students are encouraged to take advantage of free language lessons with grammar and learning exercises on various and freely available Turkish websites. Examples:

http://cali.arizona.edu/maxnet/tur/

http://users.telenet.be/orientaal/links.html

 

 

Recent Events

Turkish is actively represented at European Day of Languages. The students always work very hard and prepare high quality teaching stalls and material. A Turkish stall won “The best stall of EDL” award this year.