DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Turkish Language and Literature

General Description

History

Department of Turkish Language and Literature was founded in 2011 and started education with Undergraduate Program in 2014 2015 academic years. Our department offers Graduate Studies in Turkish Language and Literature and in the program s language is Turkish. In the beginning of the every semester, students are given a reading list which covers the themes of the semester. The students can procure those books from our library. Our department has not given Ph. Degrees yet. It has planned to give Ph. Degrees for students next year.

Qualification Awarded

Turkish Language and Literature, Bachelor s Degree ( B.A )

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Providing high school diploma and being placed in the program as a result of the Student Selection Examination conducted through the central system at the national level. Student placement procedures through central system are carried out by Student Selection and Placement Center ( OSYM ) Relevant information on the placement examinations is available at http:/www.osym.gov.tr

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

In Turkish Higher Education institutions, the recognition of previous formal education and literal and vertical transfers and transfers within the university are carried out within the scope of the assessment criteria determined by the Senate of our University and the REGULATION ON THE PRINCIPLES CONCERNING TRANSFER DOUBLE MAJOR, MINOR AND CREDİT TRANSFER BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AT UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION AND UNDERGRATUE LEVEL

(1)In literal transfers to the Faculty of Letters the provisions of the Regulation on the principles Concerning Transfers, Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer between Instıtutıons at Upper Secondary education and undergraduate Level, published in the Official Gazzette dated 24/04/2010 No: 27561.

(2)In vertical transfers to the Faculty of Letters, the provisions of the Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational schools and Open Learning Upper Secondary Education with Undergraduate Programs, published in the Offical Gazzette dated 19/02/2002 and No: 24676

(3)In the transfers of those who completed or those who couldn t complete their undergraduate education to vocational schools, the provisions of the Regulation on Awarding Upper Secondary Education Diploma to those who could or could notcomplate their Undergraduate Education or Adjustament of those who could or could not complete their Undergraduate Education to Vocational Schools, published in the Offical Gazzette dated 18/03/1989

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total. In order for students to complete their education succesfully in our faculty, their GPA ( Grade Point Average ) should be at least 2.00. Final year students who are not able to get a GPA of 2.00 are entitled to take a one course examination in order to increase the GPA if they are able to fulfil the condition of a GPA of 2.00 from the courses included in the program of the last four semesters. Those who are not able to get a GPA of 2.00 through one course examination are entitled to take a midterm exam, final exam or make up exam from the courses of the last four semesters. The students benefit from this right of examination in the exam period during the semester in which the courses are opened. The students who would like to benefit from this right of examination declare the exams that they will take at the beginning of the semesters during registration.
In order to complete from the Undergraduate Program of History Department, it is required that the students complete all the courses aquivalent of 240 ECTS offered in the educational plan of 8 semesters and they have the GPA with 2.00 / 4.00

Profile of the Programme

The objective of the Undergraduate Program of the department of Turkish Language and Literature is to raise turkologs who are equipped with the sciencific knowledge, skill and competence that may serve in any field on which Turkish Language and Literature can be applied; who can interpret the effects of the changes in the period of the Turkish Language and Literature and who are objective, crious and scientific.
Department of Turkish Language and Literature s Language is Turkish. Bachelor s have gotten a title which is a Turkolog. They can give lectures domestic and abroad, who can work as an Faculty Member at any University, who can work at archives, libraries and who have necessary qualifications can be appointed as Turkish Language and Literature teachers to the High School.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   To have theoretical knowledge about Turkish language. To have enough knowledge about the historical development of the language.
2   To know Turkish Literature within its historical development. Ability to graduate with some necessary knowledge about different periods in Turkish Literature.
3   To know theories and critizing methods developed on literature
4   To have enough knowledge about Old Turkish Languages (Karakhanid Turkish, Gokturk Turkish, Ottoman Turkish etc.)
5   : To know the contemporary theories in language studies and analyze Turkish with the help of these theories.
6   To have knowledge about studies and compilations of oral cultural elements, to know Turkish oral values.
7   To know the theories in the field of text analyzing and critizing; and to have ability to analyze the text with the help of these methods and theories
8   To know knowledge about not only Turkish Literature but also East and West Literature.
9   To have ability to make studies about Turkish vocabularies and to have enough knowledge about lexicology. To have knowledge about Turkish lexicography
10   To have ability to make scientific studies about contemporary Turkish Literature.
11   To have ability to compile oral popular culture and analyze it in terms of scientific aspect.
12   : To have ability to learn different foreign languages and benefit from academic studies written in foreign languages.
13   To know literary movements and genres and to have enough qualification in terms of their analyzing.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Kütüphanelerde, arşivlerde, Kültür Bakanlığında, TRT de görev alabilirler.Yükseköğretim kurumlarında 'okutman' olarak çalışabilirler .Öğretmenlik sertifikası alanlar orta dereceli okullarda 'öğretmen' olabilirler. Özel yetenekleri olanlar, gazete ve dergilerde 'yazmanlık', 'editörlük' yapabilirler.Öğretici işlerin yanı sıra çoğu medya kurumunda çalışabilirler.

Access to Further Studies

Üçüncü düzey programlarına başvurabilir.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits


T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 1007 INTRODUCTION TO NEW TURKISH LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
2 ATA 1001 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2
3 YDİ 1007 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH) COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2
4 TDE 1001 OTTOMAN TURKISH I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
5 TDE 1003 TURKEY TURKISH I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
6 TDE 1005 INTRODUCTION TO OLD TURKISH LITERATUREI COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
7 TDE 1011 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 1009 INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
0 SECGRUP1 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1 ELECTIVE - - - 2
TOTAL:   30
 
2. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 1004 TURKEY TURKISH II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
2 YDİ 1006 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH) COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2
3 TDE 1010 INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
4 TDE 1002 OTTOMAN TURKISH II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
5 TDE 1008 INTRODUCTION TO NEW TURKISH LITERATURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
6 ATA 1002 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2
7 TDE 1006 INTRODUCTION TO OLD TURKISH LITERATURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
8 BİL 1112 BASIC COMPUTER SCIENCES COMPULSORY 2 2 0 2
9 TDE 1012 CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTICS THEORIES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
TOTAL:   30
 
3. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 2005 OLD TURKISH LITEARTURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
2 TDE 2009 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
3 TDE 2003 TURKEY TURKISH III COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
4 TDE 2001 OTTOMAN TURKISH III COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
5 TDE 2011 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 2007 NEW TURKISH LITEARTURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
0 SECGRUP2 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2 ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
4. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 2010 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
2 TDE 2006 OLD TURKISH LITERATURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
3 TDE 2008 NEW TURKISH LITEARTURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
4 TDE 2012 CULTURE AND LANGUAGE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 2004 TURKEY TURKISH IV COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
6 TDE 2002 OTTOMAN TURKISH IV COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
0 SECGRUP3 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3 ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
5. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 3009 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE III COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
2 TDE 3007 NEW TURKISH LITERATURE III COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6
3 TDE 3001 KARAKHANID TURKISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
4 TDE 3003 TEXT ANALYZING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
5 TDE 3005 OLD TURKISH LITEARTURE III COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
0 SECGRUP4 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4 ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
6. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 3002 KHWAREZM TURKISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
2 TDE 3010 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE IV COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
3 TDE 3008 NEW TURKISH LITEARTURE IV COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6
4 TDE 3004 CRITICISM THEORIES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
5 TDE 3006 OLD TURKISH LITERATURE IV COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
0 SECGRUP5 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5 ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
7. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 4001 TURKISH FOLK LITEARTURE V COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
2 TDE 4011 LICENSE PROJECT I COMPULSORY 0 4 0 3
3 TDE 4003 CHAGATAI TURKISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
4 TDE 4005 INTRODUCTION TO SEMIOTICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 4009 REPUBLICAN TURKISH LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
6 TDE 4007 OLD TURKISH LITERATURE V COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
0 SECGRUP6 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6 ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
8. Semester:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TDE 4002 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE VI COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
2 TDE 4004 KIPCHAK TURKISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
3 TDE 4008 OLD TURKISH LITERATURE VI COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
4 TDE 4012 LICENSE PROJECT II COMPULSORY 0 4 0 3
5 TDE 4006 SEMIOTICS APPLICATIONS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 4010 REPUBLICAN TURKISH LITERATURE II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
0 SECGRUP7 ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 7 ELECTIVE - - - 6
TOTAL:   30
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 ESH 0045 LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
2 ESH 0017 PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
3 ESH 0059 FOREIGN LANGUAGE RUSSIAN I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
4 GSH 1003 FOLK DANCING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2
5 ESH 0015 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
6 ESH 0041 MUSEUM AND ART ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
7 ESH 0029 FOREIGN LANGUAGE CHINESE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
8 GSM 1003 MUSIC ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2
9 ESH 0019 CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
10 ESH 0021 ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
11 ESH 0001 INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
12 ESH 0043 AEGEAN CULTURES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
13 ESH 0055 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
14 ESH 0039 CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
15 ESH 0011 CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE MONEY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
16 ESH 0035 TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
17 ESH 0009 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT ANATOLIA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
18 ESH 0005 THE WORLD AGENDA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
19 ESH 0007 CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
20 ESH 0053 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ITALIAN I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
21 ESH 0003 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC HISTORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
22 ESH 0031 HISTORY OF GENERAL TURKISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
23 ESH 0013 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
24 ESH 0057 SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
25 ESH 0033 HISTORY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
26 ESH 0051 FOREIGN LANGUAGE GERMAN I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
27 BDE 1003 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2
28 ESH 0023 TRANSLATION THEORIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
29 ESH 0047 MAIN STREAMS IN THE HISTORY OF WESTERN LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
30 ESH 0027 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRENCH I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
31 ESH 0037 PSYCHOLOGY I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 TDE 2027 STORY ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
2 TDE 2017 LITEARTURE PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS RELATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
3 TDE 2025 PERSIAN I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
4 TDE 2029 HISTORICAL PROGRESS OF TURKIC DIALECTS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 2031 SUFISTIC TURKISH LITERATURE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 2013 OLD ANATOLIAN TURKISH I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
7 TDE 2015 OLD TURKISH I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 2019 LITERARY THEORIES I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
9 TDE 2023 FOLKLORE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
10 TDE 2033 TURKEY TURKISH DIALECTS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
11 TDE 2021 SORUCES OF DIVAN LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 TDE 2020 LITERARY THEORIES II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
2 TDE 2026 PERSIAN II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
3 TDE 2014 OLD ANATOLIAN TURKISH II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
4 TDE 2024 TURKISH MYTHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 2022 SPECIES OF OLD TURKISH LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 2032 SUFISTIC TURKISH LITERATURE II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
7 TDE 2030 HISTORICAL PROGRESS OF TURKISH DIALECTS II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 2016 OLD TURKISH II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
9 TDE 2018 ARABIC ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
10 TDE 2028 FICTION ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
11 TDE 2034 TURKEY TURKISH DIALECTS II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 TDE 3017 METHODS AND THEORIES IN FOLKLORE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
2 TDE 3025 SUFISTIC FOLK LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
3 TDE 3015 PROSE IN OLD TURKISH LITERATURE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
4 TDE 3019 KNOWLEDGE OF MORPHOLOGY AND ETYMOLOGY OF TURKISH I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 3021 WESTERN LITERATURE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 3023 HISTORY OF TURKISH LANGUAGE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
7 TDE 3011 MODERN TURKISH DIALECTS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 3013 LITERARY TRENDS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 TDE 3020 KNOWLEDGE OF MORPHOLOGY AND ETYMOLOGY OF TURKISH II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
2 TDE 3024 PROSE IN OLD TURKISH LITERATURE II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
3 TDE 3018 TURKISH FOLK STORIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
4 TDE 3022 WESTERN LITERATURE II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 3014 MODERN TURKISH DRAMA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 3016 CLASSICAL TURKISH LITERATURE TEXT SELECTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
7 TDE 3026 HISTORY OF TURKISH LANGUAGE II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 3012 MODERN TURKISH DIALECTS II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 TDE 4027 LITEARTURES OF TURKIC WORLD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
2 TDE 4015 POETRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
3 TDE 4019 MINSTREL LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
4 TDE 4021 LEXICOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 4023 TURKISH DRAMA TRADATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 4013 SOURCES OF TURKISH LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
7 TDE 4025 MESNEVI IN TURKISH LITEARTURE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 4017 TEXT ANALYSIS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 7:
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
0 HERDONEM EXTRA CHOSE FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS ELECTIVE - - - -
1 TDE 4028 WORLD MYTHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
2 TDE 4022 RESEARCHES ON TURKISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
3 TDE 4024 MODERN TURKISH LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
4 TDE 4026 MESNEVI IN TURKISH LITERATUREII ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
5 TDE 4018 TEXT ANALYSIS II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
6 TDE 4016 POEM ANLYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
7 TDE 4014 VOCABULARY OF TURKISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
8 TDE 4020 MYTH ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
 
 
 
FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 ESH 0066 SPEAKING IN ENGLISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
2 ESH 0061 ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The assessment methods used for each course are defined in the Course Syllabus Form prepared by the Instructor of the course and included in the Information Package.

Graduation Requirements

The degree is awarded to students who have succesfully completed all the courses in the curriculum and have a minimum Cumulative Grade point Average ( CGPA ) of 2.00 / 4.00 and 240 ECTS.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of department of Turkish Language and Literature :
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cafer ŞEN
Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Letter Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Tınaztepe Campus, Buca / İZMİR 35160
Tel: 0232 301 94 31
E mail : cafer.sen@deu.edu.tr