turkısh delıght - UCF College of Education and Human Performance

Literacy Challenges for
English Learners
of All Levels:
A Turkish Experience
Assistant Professor Michele Regalla, PhD
Doctoral Student Hilal Peker-Ozbay, M.A.
Professor Joyce Nutta, PhD
WELCOME
Turkish Text
 II. Mehmet ve devlet adamları, İstanbul’un fethini en öncelikli hedef olarak
masaya yatırdılar. II. Mehmet'in tahta geçer geçmez, Osmanlı memleketinin
neredeyse tam da merkezinde kalmış olan Bizans’ın ortadan kaldırılmasının
bir gaza vazifesi olduğunu söylediği rivayet ediliyordu.
 Yeni Osmanlı hükümdarına göre, İstanbul, taht iddiacısı Osmanlı
Şehzadeleri ve Osmanlılara karşı haçlı seferi çağrısında bulunanlara ev
sahipliği yaptığı sürece devletin güvenliğini tam manasıyla temin etmek
mümkün olamazdı.
 Üstelik Bizans sarayının vaktiyle Selanik’i Venediklilere terk etmesinde
olduğu gibi, İstanbul’un bir bati gücüne bırakılması durumunda, II. Mehmet’in
hayallerini süsleyen “Osmanlı İmparatorluğu” bir merkezden yoksun kalacağı
için daha doğmadan ölme tehlikesiyle karşı karşıya kalırdı.
 Bu amaçla Zağanos Pasa, 1452 başlarında Anadoluhisarı’nı güçlendirdi.
Ayni yılın Ağustos’unda tamamlanan Rumeli (Boğazkesen) Hisarı,
Karadeniz’le Bizans'ın iaşe ve ikmal bağlantısını kesip şehre dışarıdan gelen
askeri yardımları engelleyecekti. II. Mehmet, Avrupa yakasında inşa edilen
hisarın tamamlanmasından sonra Bizans imparatoru XI. Konstantin’den
kenti teslim etmesini talep ederek savaş ilan etti.
Your Task
 You will receive a page with a version of this passage.
 Read your assigned passage.
 Discuss your assigned passage with your group.
 Create a retelling of the passage (in English) on chart
paper.
BEGINNER
 II. Mehmet and devlet adamları, İstanbul’un conquest en öncelikli hedef
olarak masaya yatırdılar. II. Mehmet’in tahta geçer geçmez, Osmanlı
country neredeyse tam da merkezinde kalmış olan Bizans’ın ortadan
kaldırılmasının one gaza duty olduğunu söylediği rumor ediliyordu.
 New Osmanlı hükümdarına göre, İstanbul, throne iddiacısı Osmanlı
Şehzadeleri Osmanlılara karşı crusade çağrısında bulunanlara ev sahipliği
yaptığı sürece devletin security tam manasıyla temin etmek impossible.
 Üstelik Bizans sarayının in earlier times Selanik’i Venediklilere terk
etmesinde olduğu gibi, İstanbul’un one batı power bırakılması durumunda, II.
Mehmet’in hayallerini süsleyen “Osmanlı imparatorluğu” one merkezden
yoksun kalacağı because daha doğmadan ölme tehlikesiyle karşı karşıya
kalırdı.
 This amaçla Zağanos Pasa, 1452 başlarında Anadoluhisarı’nı fortified. Aynı
year Ağustos’unda tamamlanan Rumeli (Boğazkesen) Hisarı, Black Sea
Bizans’ın iaşe and ikmal bağlantısını cut off şehre dışarıdan gelen askeri
yardımları engelleyecekti. II. Mehmet, Avrupa yakasında inşa edilen castle
tamamlanmasından after Bizans imparatoru XI. Konstantin’den kenti teslim
etmesini talep ederek savaş declared.

INTERMEDIATE
 Mehmet II and states men his, İstanbul of conquest most primary target as tableto
laid. Mehmet II’of throne passes not passes, Ottoman countryhimof almost exactly at
centerofin satyed be Byzantine’of removal a gas of became told rumor made be.
 New Ottoman emperor according to, Istanbul, throne claimer Ottoman Princes and
Ottomans against crusade call-of-at be home ownership made-him as long as
government-of security-of exactly meaning-with provide possible became-not.
 Moreover, Byzantine palace-of-it timely Salonica Venetians-to leave-of-him-at
became as, Istanbul’of one West power leaving incase, Mehmet II’of dreams
adorning “Ottoman Empire” one center-from deprived of be-will-it therefore yet beborn-not die threat-of-it-with face to face stays-it-ed.
 This aim-with Zağanos Pasha, 1452 beginnings-at Anatolian Fortress empowered.
The same year’s August’s-at completed-by Rumeli (Bosphorus) Fortress, Blackseawith Byzantine-of subsistence and reinforcement connection-of-them have-cut city-to
outside-from coming military helps prevent-will-he. Mehmet II., Europe collar-of-it-at
constructed-by fortress completed-ness-of-it after Byzantine emperor Constantine
XI.’from city surrender-of-him demanding-by war announced-he.
ADVANCED
 II. Mehmet and dignitaries, the conquest of Istanbul, laid on the table as the
primary target. II. Mehmet the board as soon as the Ottoman his country
which has remained almost exactly in the center of Byzantine duty said that
the elimination of a gas was being narrated.
 According to the new ruler of the Ottoman Istanbul, the throne iddiacısı to
those calling for a crusade against Ottoman princes and hosted by the
Ottomans as long as possible to ensure the full extent of the security of the
state could not be.
 Moreover, the departure of the Venetians in the Byzantine Thessaloniki
PALACE formerly, as is the case in Istanbul Leaving a western power, II.
Mehmet daydreams "Ottoman Empire" will be deprived of a center would
remain in danger of dying from a dogma.
 For this purpose, Zağanos Pasa, in 1452 strengthened the early
Anadoluhisarı’nı. Rumeli was completed in August of the same year
(Boğazkesen) Hisari, disconnect the Black Sea, Byzantium provisioning
grants would prevent the military from the city on the outside. II. Mehmet, the
Byzantine emperor after completion of Hisar XI Built on the European side.
By requesting him to hand over the city of Constantine declared war.
Reading Comprehension
Questions
1. Who is responsible for the tactic that would restore the
capital of the Ottoman Empire?
2. What was the tactic?
3. Where had conflicts resulted in surrender?
4. When (give a historical timeline) did the major events in the
passage occur? What had to happen so that the ultimate
conflict could occur? Why?
5. How did the sultan strategize his conquest?
6. What physical constraints aided or impeded the sultan’s
plan?
7. How did the ultimate outcome affect The Conqueror?
8. What political and social tenets underlay the conquest?
FULL TRANSLATION
 Mehmet II and the statesmen laid the conquest of Istanbul on the table as
the primary target. It was rumored that immediately after Mehmet II’s
accession to throne, he said that the elimination of Byzantine, which
remained exactly in the center of the Ottoman country, was a duty of holy
war.
 According to the Ottoman ruler, as long as Istanbul hosted throne-claimer
Ottoman princes and those making crusade calls against Ottomans, it was
not possible to establish the security of the state in the strictest sense.
 Moreover, as with the Byzantine palace abandoning Thessaloniki to
Venetians in the past, in the event of the abandonment of Istanbul to a
western power, since the Ottoman Empire adorning Mehmet’s II’s dreams
would be deprived of a capital, it would face the danger of death before its
birth.
 For this reason, Zağanos Pasha, at the beginning of 1452, fortified the
Anatolian Castle. European Castle, which was completed in August of the
same year, would cut off the food and supply link between the Black Sea
and Byzantine and prevent incoming military aid. Mehmet, II, after the
completion of the construction of the castle on the European side, declared
war by demanding that Constantine XI surrender the city.
Discuss in Pairs
 What were you were able to determine (what could you retell
accurately) and what were you not able to determine (missing or
confusing information) from the passages?
 Beginning Passage—Turkish passage with a few key words in
English
 Intermediate Passage—Turkish passage translated into English,
keeping the Turkish word order and word structure (i.e., Turkish
morphology and syntax translated into English)
 Advanced Passage—Google translation of the Turkish passage
into English, including mistranslations of terms
 Final Passage—Translated from the original Turkish into Standard
English vocabulary, morphology, and syntax by a bilingual expert
Big Question
 What do you need to know and be able to do to read
grade-level material in a second language?
 Is knowing vocabulary enough to understand text?
 What can beginners extract from a grade-level (in this
case, college history) text? What are some of the
challenges for intermediate second language learners
in reading grade-level text?
 Why do we use leveled readers and should they be the
only reading materials for ELs?
References:
 Emecen, F. M., Kolcak, O. Oral, O., & Aydin, Y. A.
Osmanli Tarihi (1300-1566), p. 66). T.C. Anadolu
Universitesi Yayini (#2700) & Acikogretim Fakultesi
Yayini (#1666).