Department of Urdu Language and Literature
Just like Turkish, Urdu too is the language that bridges Pakistan and Turkey on a common cultural and linguistic framework. Urdu is the representative of the Muslims of the Subcontinent and the National Language of Pakistan. It is a rich source of Muslim culture and literature and has a precious intellectual heritage. The scope of Urdu Language and Literature courses in Pak Turk Educational Institutions covers the following objectives:
- teaching Urdu from starter to advanced level through graded materials,
- developing students’ knowledge and insight on the cultural and linguistic heritage of Urdu as a National and Regional Language,
- developing students’ knowledge on renowned Pakistani writers and of world literature translated into Urdu,
- encouraging and preparing students for various intramural and extracurricular activities to promote the spoken and written use of Urdu through debates, panels, declamation contests, poetry – prose competitions, mushaira and the like,
- providing the groundwork for students’ to read a number of works per year from Urdu literature written in different genres,
- initiating and supervising written translation works from Urdu to English and Turkish for cultural exchange,
- providing the groundwork for students to be aware of the programs related to Urdu Language and Literature broadcasted on television, radio or the Internet,
- providing the groundwork for students to be aware of the literature magazines and to develop the habit of reading at least one daily newspaper in Urdu,
- providing the groundwork for students to take care to use language properly, correctly and fluently in everyday life.
