TURKISH-102
ELEMENTARY TURKISH
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredSpring
Typical enrollment8–8
Semesters of data1
3.2
Hrs / week
6
Responses
8
Enrollment
75%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.7
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.5
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.7
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.8
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 21 comments across 1 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Regular lecture load
Lectures matter here, but the evidence points to a fairly standard lecture burden rather than a course dominated by long or exceptionally dense lectures.
Strengths
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Watch out for
• Most of the signal comes from a limited sample, so be careful about over-generalizing.
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
- how to communicate in elementary turkish - how to read turkish - how to conjugate Turkish
Spring 2025 · Havlioglu, Didem
I really like this course, it was the highlight of my week to be honest. I felt like I was learning so much and I was even thinking in turkish around the house and I felt more comfortable speaking in full sentences. I learned a lot of turkish grammar, I learned how to conjugate, and I learned a lot of vocabulary.
Spring 2025 · Havlioglu, Didem
Learned how to form basic sentences and grammer. This class has set me up to be able to conversate with locals while being in Turkey about things such as places, things, personal information, actions, and navigation.
Spring 2025 · Havlioglu, Didem
I learned Turkish grammar, conversational skills, and vocabulary.
Spring 2025 · Havlioglu, Didem
I improved my skills of listening to Turkish being spoken and picking up words and phrases, I expanded my Turkish vocabulary, and I expanded the kinds of sentences I can make by learning a new tense.
Spring 2025 · Havlioglu, Didem
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Havlioglu, Didem | 4.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 8 |
Instructor
Havlioglu, DidemAMES
Also teaches
AMES-180FS HEROES AND VILLAINS3.3TURKISH-101 ELEMENTARY TURKISH4.8TURKISH-204 INTERMEDIATE TURKISHTURKISH-305 TURKISH POPULAR CULTURE5.0