textbook, they should be able to speak, understand, read, and write Turkish at the level of intermediate-mid. This textbook can be used in a classroom setting or as a self-study aid. Long awaited by students and teachers of Turkish, it is already being used as a textbook at more than 15 universities worldwide. The book is based on an eclectic method that incorporates different aspects of various language-teaching methodologies. Long awaited by students and teachers of Turkish, it is already being used as a textbook at more than 18 universities worldwide. Basic features of the book: - It has a multi-skills syllabus.- It is cyclical: materials presented in one unit recur in the same or expanded form, in the subsequent unit(s).- It is frequency based: materials chosen are comprised of high-frequency words, idioms, expressions, and grammatical structures.- The language used is not artificial, but natural, avoiding contrived expressions.- Grammar is graded, moving from simple to more complex elements. The grammar sections are expanded to facilitate the learners' needs.- Units are based on conversations. All materials in each unit are designed to complement and elaborate on these conversations.- Functional and communicative features are given priority.- Culture is treated as an integral part of the language and the language-learning process.- An English translation is provided for each conversation and sample sentence for learners who do not have the benefit of having an instructor or a tutor.- The book contains over 500 exercises. At the end of the book, there is an Answer Key to Exercises to support learners who are studying Turkish on their own.- Audio materials (in two CDs) contain the alphabet, all of the conversations and the listening sections.- There are six review units, one after every four units.- A cumulative Turkish-English glossary contains about 1,200 most-frequently-used words.- A reverse English-Turkish glossary is provided for convenience.

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