COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEW TURKISH LITERATURE AND WESTERN CONCEPTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 4007 NEW TURKISH LITERATURE AND WESTERN CONCEPTS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to evaluate contemporary Turkish literary texts in the light of literary theories arising in the Western world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able; To get information about the basic literary theories which arouse in the Western world,
2   To learn the history of modern Turkish literature,
3   To grasp how the literary theories he/she has learnt can be applied to the texts he/she has read,
4   To see the differences in the application of these theories in such different genres as novel, poetry, drama, and short story,
5   To follow the change in Turkish language in the development of modern Turkish literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 History of literary theories
3 History of literary theories
4 History of literary theories
5 Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, XIX. Asır Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi
6 Refik Halid Karay, Şeftali Bahçeleri
7 Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Huzur
8 Midterm Examination
9 Sebahattin Ali, Kürk Mantolu Madonna
10 Yusuf Atılgan, Aylak Adam
11 Tevfik Fikret, Vücut Gayası ve Sis
12 Bilge Karasu, Gece
13 Hasan Ali Toptaş, Sonsuzluğa Nokta
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, XIX. Asır Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, Ankara, 2012.
2. The primary texts to be discussed in the course are given below.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures: Basic knowledge about the texts will be given to the students in the lectures.
2. Discussion: The discussions will enable the students to share their views.
3. Visual material: Visual material will help students to get a more concrete idea about the discussed topic.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. The examinations are prepared in a way that they will evaluate the students ability to assess the knowledge they get during the classes with a critical perspective.
2. Students are expected to give answers to open-ended questions so that they can develop their ability to write academically. Fort his reason, the answers should be in the essay form.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. The students are expected to come to class having read the assigned material and to be ready for an academic discussion.
2. The students should attend classes regularly. (70% attendance)

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1445
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55

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