Delicious Turkish

1 Credit · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Delicious Turkish: Learning the Language through Cuisine. This is a 1-credit course to help learners of Turkish to reinforce their language skills through reading and speaking about different aspects of Turkish food culture. Each student will research a recipe from a specific region in Turkey and present it in class, focusing on the factors, such as climate, that shape the food customs in that region. Students will summarize their findings in a short essay. The classwork also includes the reading of short pieces on Turkish culinary tradition. Students at Intermediate and Advanced levels are encouraged to take this course along with the main sequence Turkish classes. This course counts toward the Turkish minor.