TAE602 - INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH STUDIES II
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH STUDIES II | TAE602 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Other: Computer application | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Professor Evgenia KERMELÄ° ÃœNAL | |||||
| Course objective | To introduce the quality, content and the global status of Turkish studies; to introduce the references used in Turkish studies, to try the methods of knowledge production based on these references; to compare the current knowledge produced in the world and Turkey with sources of Turkish studies; to categorize Turkish studies chronologically and analytically. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The basic problems in Turkish studies: language, history, geography, art and archaeology. The basic difficulties in the field of Turkish studies: similarities and differences in methodology and approaches. Electronic data bases related to Turkish studies. Categorization and analysis of electronic data. Critical approaches to recent studies in the field. | |||||
| References | Büyüköztürk, Ş. vd. (2012). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara. Togan, A.Z.V. (1981). Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş (3. bs.). İstanbul: Enderun Kitabevi. Şeşen, R. (1985). İslâm Coğrafyacılarına Göre Türkler ve Türk Ülkeleri. Ankara: TKAE. Taşağıl, A. (2004). Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Eski Türk Boyları. Ankara: TTK Yayınları. Orkun, H. N. (1987). Eski Türk Yazıtları. Ankara: TDK Yay. Ögel, B. (1991). İslamiyetten Önce Türk Kültür Tarihi (4. bs.). Ankara: TTK Yay. Ögel, B. (1962). Türk Kültür Tarihi. Ankara: TTK Yay. Şerif Mardin, Jön Türklerin Siyasi Fikirleri 1895-1908, 31-76; 255-279. Yusuf Akçura, Üç Tarz-ı Siyaset,1976. David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Russian Orientalism: Asia in the Russian Mind, 2010, chpt: 6,7,8,9. Ahmet Temir, Türkoloji Tarihinde Wilheim Radloff Devri, 1991, 1-72. Edward Said, Orientalism, ikinci bölüm, Orientalist Structures and Restructures. Susan Marchand, German Orientalism in the Age of Empire, Orientaism in the Age of İmperialism, 2009, 333-387. Özgur Oral, Bernard Lewis ve Oryantalist Gelenek, TALİD 2003, 601-619. Zachary Lockman, Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism, 2006, 99-182. Christina Klein, Cold War Orientalism: Asia in the Middlebrow İmagination 1945-1961, 2003, 1-19. Cahit Gelekçi, Küreselleşme sürecinde Türkiyat Araştırmalarının Yeri ve Önemi, I. Türkiyat Araştırmaları Sempozyumu Bildirileri, 31-45. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion on terms: What is the meaning of Turkish Studies, Turkology and Orientalism |
| Week 2 | The emergence of Turkish Studies: Orientalism |
| Week 3 | Turkish Studies in the 19th century Europe and Politics |
| Week 4 | Colonialism in 19th century Russia and Turkish Studies |
| Week 5 | Turkish identity and the Ottoman intellectuals |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | The Turkish Republican Era and Turkish Studies |
| Week 8 | Turkish Studies and the Cold War Era |
| Week 9 | Turkish Studies since the 1989 |
| Week 10 | Globalism and Turkish Studies |
| Week 11 | Analysis of the ways to be followed in scientific studies like article, thesis and report. |
| Week 12 | Analysis of the ways to access scientific resources in Turkish studies. |
| Week 13 | Analysis of the electronic databases related to Turkish studies. |
| Week 14 | Analysis of the electronic databases related to Turkish studies. |
| Week 15 | Analysis of the electronic databases related to Turkish studies. |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 99 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Comprehend Turkish language, social structure, historical and cultural process in an interdisciplinary perspective, analytical and holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Use the research methods of history, linguistics and folklore in order to search the political, social and cultural features of Turkish speaking communities. | X | ||||
| 3. List Turkish speaking people and communities from past to present, explain socio-cultural structure of them and geography they live in. | X | ||||
| 4. Explain the importance of migration, geographical, technological condition in the changes of language, culture and social structure. | X | ||||
| 5. Comprehend the social structure of Turkish communities, the demographic, social problems caused by contact other civilizations. | X | ||||
| 6. Explains regional, global issues in socio-cultural fields, makes predictions about future in a holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 7. Discusses the data for the reproduction of traditional and contemporary values of Turkish social structure that should be transferred to next generations. | X | ||||
| 8. Reads and analyses at least one of the source languages of Turkish culture. | X | ||||
| 9. Evaluates social, economic, scientific and technological developments in a historical perspective as an expert. | X | ||||
| 10. Gains an analytic perspective, make self-criticism, presents thoughts scientifically. | X | ||||
| 11. Be aware of cultural differences and show respect for them. | X | ||||
| 12. Advance their education. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest