Dear Readers,
How is it that after years of hating soap operas, I have
finally gotten sucked into one? It started out as a great way to practice
Turkish. Then my Turkish improved. I kept telling myself I was watching it for
the language practice…I suppose it is kind of true, since I do actually
practice listening. But the show got me. I am ashamed to say that like most
Turks around me, I have been pulled into the horribly twisted, overly dramatic,
sometimes romantic and always exciting plot of the Karadayi series. I faithfully
watched through all 114 episodes, and as a result have practiced listening to
about twice as many hours of melodramatic Turkish. On the bright side, it might
have paid off. A few weeks ago we were talking about law in class, and I was
able to understand my students’ legal terminology in Turkish as they struggled
to wrap their heads around the English version of the language and the American
criminal justice system. Thanks, Karadayi.
This is me, signing off…
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