3rd edition of the Turkish-language contact kit: registration opens in September!

Launched in 2017, Inalco's MOOCs are accessible worldwide on the France Université Numérique (FUN) platform. These "contact kits" offer beginners a oral and written initiation and cultural cues centered around several tasks enabling initial contact in the language: introducing oneself, getting around, lodging, eating, making a purchase...
The "contact kit in oriental languages": Turkish language
First oriental language taught in France at the time of the Sun King in 1669!
Short filmed dialogues will help you acquire the words and automatisms you need for your daily exchanges. The dialogues will be accompanied by grammar points and a lexicon. Written exercises will enable you to check your knowledge and progress.
Bref, you'll be ready to stop feeling like a stranger in Turkey and start making friends. In this famously hospitable country, you're about to be made even more welcome!
Mooc teaser
Mooc presentation by Sybel Berk, senior lecturer in Turkish didactics and linguistics
Training schedule
- September 2025: registrations on the platform France Université Numérique (FUN) - exact date to come
- October 6, 2025: opening of the MOOC contents
- December 2, 2025: end of the course
What you will learn
At the end of the course, you will know:
- introduce yourself,
- book a hotel room,
- buy transport tickets and get around,
- place orders at restaurants,
- shop for gifts, clothes and food.
Format
The MOOC lasts 6 weeks with an introductory week. The work program is organized into five parts with:
- dialogues,
- instructional grammar videos,
- written, dot-free and graded exercises,
- a lexicon,
- a forum
Accompanying resources provide information and explanations on the language system, as well as a lexicon containing common terms and expressions.
Assessment and certification
Self-corrected daily exercises and weekly tests will enable you to check and consolidate your learning.
In order to obtain a badge of follow-up, you will need to validate at least 60% of the exercises.