enel SymonSPolitical and cultural articlesthe routledge intermediateturkishreaderRoutledge modeRn language ReadeRsturkish readerthe routledge intermediateenel SymonSwww.routledge.comThe Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader has been specially designed for intermediate and advanced learners of Turkish and comprises a broad selection of graded readings. Written by prominent Turkish academics and journalists, the collection of modern texts presented here has been carefully selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to current political and cultural issues related to Turkey: from gender, ethnicity, religion and social class through to arts and history.Each reading is fully supported by: anintroductionwrittenbyaprominentacademicorjournalistinthe relatedfeld avocabularylistwithEnglishtranslationandvocabularyincontext shortgrammarexplanationsofanydiffcultstructuresencounteredin the text text-relatedcomprehensionquestions,languageexercisesandsubject specifcquestionstogenerateclassdiscussionandessaywritingin Turkish akeytocomprehensionquestionsandlanguageexercises alistofsuggestedfurtherreading(onlinesupport).Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader is an essential tool for increasing language profciencyandenrichinglearnerssocio-culturalknowledgeofTurkey.enel Symons is a specialist on sociolinguistics and has been teaching Turkish at the University of Oxford, UK, since 2004.TUrKiSh LangUagE/LangUagE LEarningCover image: getty imagesseries editor | itesh sachdevRoutledge modeRn language ReadeRsTheRoutledge IntermediateTurkishReader TheRoutledgeIntermediateTurkishReader hasbeenspeciallydesignedfor intermediate and advanced learners ofTurkish and comprises a broad selec-tion of graded readings. Written by prominent Turkish academicsandjournalists, the collection of modem texts presented here has been carefully selected to ensure students receivemaximum exposure tocurrent politicalandcultural issuesrelated to Turkey:fromgender,ethnicity,religionand socialclass through to arts and history. Eachreading isfullysupported by: anintroductionwrittenby aprominent academicorjournalist inthe related field avocabulary list withEnglish translation and vocabulary in context short grammar explanations of any difficult structures encountered in the te>..t text-relatedcomprehensionquestions,languageexercisesandsubject specificquestionstogenerateclassdiscussionandessaywritingin Turkish akeytocomprehensionquestionsand language exercises a list of suggested further reading(online support). Suitable for both class use and independent study, TheRoutledge Intermediate TurkishReader isan essential tool forincreasing language proficiency and enriching learners' socio-cultural knowledge of Turkey. ~ e n e l Symons is a specialist on sociolinguistics and has been teaching Turkish at theUniversity of Oxford,UK,since 2004. ROUTLEDGEMODERNLANCiUACiEREADERS SeriesEditor:lteshSachdev Routledge ModernLanguage Readers provide the intermediate language learner withaselectionof readingswhich giveabroadrepresentationof modem writing in the target language. Eachreader contains approximately 20 readings graded in order of diff-iculty to allow the learner to grow with the book and to acquire the necessary skillstocontinue reading independently. Suitableforbothclassuseandindependentstudy,RoutledgeModern LanguageReadersarean essentialtoolforincreasing languageproficiency and reading comprehension skills. Forthcoming: Arabic Chinese Dutch Hindi Japanese Polish TheRoutledge Intermediate TurkishReader PoliticalandCulturalArticles Symons 11Routledge \. LONDON ANDNEW YORK First published 20IZ byRoutledge 2Park Square,Milton Park,Abingdon,Oxen OXr4 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada byRoutledge 711Third Avenue,New York,NY10017 Rou* isan imprint of theTa}'lor 11{Frarn:isGroup,aninforma business