KAY737 - POLITICS and LITERATURE IN TURKEY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLITICS and LITERATURE IN TURKEY | KAY737 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course is designed to shed light on the themes and debates specific to Turkish modernization through an analysis of a series of Turkish poetry, short stories and novels from the Tanzimat Era down to the present. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course first provides a historical survey of the Turkish literature from the Tanzimat Era down to the present. The historical review is followed by a reading of the works by the following figures: Namık Kemal, Fatma Aliye, Ömer Seyfettin, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Halide Edip Adıvar, Nazım Hikmet, Peyami Safa, Yaşar Kemal and Oğuz Atay. | |||||
| References | Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, 19. Asır Türk Edebiyat Tarihi. İstanbul: Çağlayan, 1985. Berna Moran, Türk Edebiyatına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 1. İstanbul: İletişim, 1994. Berna Moran, Türk Edebiyatına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 2. İstanbul: İletişim, 1994. Berna Moran, Türk Edebiyatına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 3. İstanbul: İletişim, 1994. Erol Köroğlu, Türk Edebiyatı ve Birinci Dünya Savaşı: 1914-1918. İstanbul: İletişim, 2004. İnci Enginün, Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı. İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2002. Jale Parla, Babalar ve Oğullar: Tanzimat Romanının Epistemolojik Temelleri. İstanbul: İletişim, 1993. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Turkish Literature from the Tanzimat to the Republic |
| Week 3 | Turkish Literature from the Republic down to the present |
| Week 4 | Namık Kemal: İntibah |
| Week 5 | Fatma Aliye: Enin |
| Week 6 | Midterm I |
| Week 7 | Ömer Seyfettin: Selected Stories |
| Week 8 | Mehmet Akif Ersoy: Safahat |
| Week 9 | Halide Edip Adıvar: Zeyno?nun Oglu |
| Week 10 | Nazım Hikmet: Selected Poetry |
| Week 11 | Midterm II |
| Week 12 | Peyami Safa: Fatih Harbiye |
| Week 13 | YaÅŸar Kemal: Ä°nce Memed I |
| Week 14 | OÄŸuz Atay: Tutunamayanlar |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 17 | 204 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 37 | 270 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for planning and conducting research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. To be innovative with original thinking in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the recent developments and scholarship in the field of specialization. To have the awareness about lifelong learning and questioning. To develop new ways of thinking and new methods. | X | ||||
| 5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. Masters a foreign language and effectively uses information technologies. To contribute to related literature by producing articles and books and making presentations in national and international platforms. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the national and international levels. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest