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📜 Certificate in Turkish Language
Somali Institute of Technology and Professional Studies (SITPS)
🌍 Master Turkish from Scratch to Fluency
The Certificate in Turkish Language at SITPS offers a complete pathway from beginner to advanced proficiency, preparing learners for real-life, academic, and professional communication in Turkish. Designed to meet the growing demand for Turkish fluency in areas such as business, diplomacy, cultural exchange, and education, this certificate enables students to engage confidently with native speakers across a variety of contexts.
Learners are supported through on-demand learning, qualified online tutors, and a progressive structure that builds skills step-by-step in listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cultural understanding. The program is ideal for complete beginners but also adaptable for learners with prior exposure to Turkish.
📘 Program Structure – CEFR Levels A1 to C2
The program is divided into six levels, grouped into three categories:
🟢 Basic User (A1–A2)
🟡 Independent User (B1–B2)
🔵 Proficient User (C1–C2)
Each level integrates four core skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, with vocabulary and grammar appropriate to each level.
🟢 Level A1 – Beginner Communication (CEFR A1)
Focus: Survival Turkish & Everyday Basics
Learning Objectives:
Turkish alphabet and correct pronunciation
Basic greetings, introductions, and common phrases
Talking about yourself (name, age, nationality, occupation)
Numbers, dates, time, and weather
Family, colors, clothing, and food vocabulary
Forming basic present tense sentences using to be and common verbs
Reading signs, short forms, and filling in basic forms
Listening to simple dialogues and giving basic responses
Writing short sentences and polite expressions (e.g., “Thank you”, “I don’t understand”)
🟢 Level A2 – Everyday Turkish Usage (CEFR A2)
Focus: Building Everyday Communication Skills
Learning Objectives:
Talking about daily routines, home life, and free time
Describing places, objects, and people using adjectives
Shopping, giving prices, and asking for help
Using present, past, and near-future tenses in simple structures
Giving directions and navigating the city (e.g., transport, asking for locations)
Understanding basic grammar (plural nouns, cases, possessives, postpositions)
Reading simple articles, brochures, and short dialogues
Writing emails, invitations, messages, and personal letters
Listening to slow native Turkish in real-life situations
🟡 Level B1 – Practical Fluency (CEFR B1)
Focus: Communicating Confidently in Real-Life Scenarios
Learning Objectives:
Holding structured conversations about work, school, and travel
Talking about past events and future plans in detail
Making suggestions, requests, and complaints
Understanding grammar elements like relative clauses, verb conjugation, and aspect
Reading simple news articles, reviews, and travel blogs
Writing short essays, story summaries, and formal letters
Listening to Turkish speakers at normal pace in guided scenarios
Role-playing interviews, hotel bookings, restaurant orders, and doctor’s visits
🟡 Level B2 – Independent Communication (CEFR B2)
Focus: Advanced Everyday & Academic Use
Learning Objectives:
Engaging in conversations on abstract and cultural topics
Expressing opinions and defending arguments with clarity
Reading newspaper articles, official documents, and technical instructions
Using Turkish idioms, phrasal expressions, and connectors
Writing reports, formal emails, and argumentative essays
Understanding Turkish radio, podcasts, and interviews
Participating in debates, giving presentations, and storytelling
Grammar: passive voice, conditionals, gerunds, complex sentence structures
🔵 Level C1 – Advanced Fluency & Professional Use (CEFR C1)
Focus: Mastering Turkish for Academic and Workplace Communication
Learning Objectives:
Using Turkish flexibly in professional, academic, and public contexts
Participating in high-level discussions, interviews, and debates
Reading academic journals, literature, and complex argumentative texts
Writing structured academic essays, business reports, and critical reviews
Understanding humor, sarcasm, idioms, and cultural references
Listening to fast-paced spoken Turkish (TV shows, lectures, interviews)
Producing language with advanced grammar (subjunctive mood, nuanced tenses)
Adapting tone and register based on formality
🔵 Level C2 – Mastery (CEFR C2)
Focus: Native-Like Command of Turkish
Learning Objectives:
Understanding virtually everything heard or read in Turkish
Summarizing information from complex sources (academic, literary, news)
Producing spontaneous, precise, and well-structured speech
Writing scholarly papers, research reports, and literary critiques
Reading and interpreting classical Turkish literature and modern texts
Delivering speeches, engaging in high-level negotiation and persuasion
Recognizing dialectal variations and cultural subtleties
Grammar mastery: stylistic variations, syntactic manipulation, discourse markers
📝 Assessment & Certification
Evaluation Includes:
Interactive quizzes and homework after each unit
Listening and reading comprehension assessments
Speaking tasks and oral interviews
Writing assignments: short essays, messages, and formal texts
Final Oral + Written Examination per level
🎓 Certification:
A Certificate in Turkish Language is awarded after successful completion of Level C2.
Students may request interim certificates at A2, B1, or B2 levels, depending on exit point.
💼 Who Is This Course For?
Beginners passionate about Turkish language, culture, and history
Travelers or expatriates relocating to Turkey
Businesspeople engaging with Turkish partners or clients
Students preparing for Turkish university scholarships (e.g., Türkiye Bursları)
Professionals in tourism, trade, diplomacy, and translation fields
Language enthusiasts seeking fluency in a global language
📌 Disclaimer & Placement
If you already possess some Turkish knowledge, a placement test will be administered after registration to determine your starting level. Learners may skip lower levels based on performance.
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