TAE701 - THEORIES of CULTURE and TURKISH STUDIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEORIES of CULTURE and TURKISH STUDIES | TAE701 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Professor Yunus KOÇ | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to discuss the theories of culture, the typology of culture and the characteristic of the steppe culture vis-Ã -vis the interdisciplinary nature of Turkish Studies. The student utilizing both the theories of culture and the methodology of Turkish Studies will readdress the reciprocal relation of both concepts. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | A survey of the pioneers? work in the field of Turkish Studies: Radloff, Thomsen and Cohen The evolution of Turkish Studies in language, history, culture, politics and geography Assessment of the primary sources on Turkish Studies Methodological developments of the 20th century on Turkish Studies Utilizing four concepts of the theories of Culture to assess Turkish Studies: 1/ Holistic theories 2/ Cultural anthropology 3/ Cultural elements theory 4/ Hermeneutic theories Assessment of Turkish Culture in view of 19th and 20th century theorists on culture (Marx, Malinowski, Mead, taylor, Turner, Ogburn and others) | |||||
| References | Eren, H. (1998). Türklük Bilimi Sözlüğü, Ankara: TDK Yay. Gül, B. (2006). Almanyada Türkoloji Çalışmaları. Türkbilig 2006/11: 56-117. Kreiser, K. (1994). Bibliographie der deutschen Turkologie (1975-1993), Turcica, XXVI: 271-376. Tekin, T. (2010). Orhon Yazıtları. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları. Kaşgarlı Mahmud. Divan-ı Lügat-it Türk. Hazırlayan: Besim Atalay. Golden, Peter B. (2007). Türk Halkları Tarihine Giriş. İstanbul: Karam Yayınları. Aristov, N. A. (2014). Türk Halklarının Etnik Yapısı. İstanbul: Selenge Uygur, N. (1996). Kültür Kuramı. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yay. Smith, P. (2007). Kültürel Kuram. İstanbul: 21. Yüzyıl., Güvenç, B. (2010). İnsan ve Kültür. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to works on Turkish Studies and Theories of Culture |
| Week 2 | Cultural anthropology |
| Week 3 | Cultural elements theories |
| Week 4 | Hermeneutic theories |
| Week 5 | Holistic culture theories |
| Week 6 | Marx and Culture |
| Week 7 | Malinowski, and Mead?s culture |
| Week 8 | Taylor, Turner and Ogburn?s culture |
| Week 9 | Mid-term exam |
| Week 10 | Analysis of the terms Turkish Studies, Turkology, Turkish Folklore and Orientalism |
| Week 11 | Areas of research of Turkish Studies and their relation |
| Week 12 | The relation and interaction between language, history, culture and literature |
| Week 13 | The interaction between geography, sociology, psychology archeology and art history in the interdisciplinary Turkish studies |
| Week 14 | Culture and Turkish Studies |
| Week 15 | Analysis of the terms Turkish Studies, Turkology, Turkish Folklore and Orientalism |
| 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 | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 49 | 104 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Comprehend the social, economic, cultural, geographical changes of the Turkish world in a holistic perspective. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehend a source language related to the Turkish culture and other cultures interacted with. | X | ||||
| 3. Produce interdisciplinary, analytical knowledge on the areas related to the Turkish culture. | X | ||||
| 4. Analyze the language and social structure phases of Turkish culture, taking into account the contact processes with neighboring cultures. | X | ||||
| 5. Develop an effective methodology enabling the production of knowledge on Turkish language, culture and social structure. | X | ||||
| 6. Produce new perspectives influenced from the interdisciplinary nature of Turkish Studies and commend on possible political, military and socio-economic matters. | X | ||||
| 7. As an expert on regional assimilation problems, analyze the possible consequences of it and to produce policy suggestions on the matter to relevant private and state departments. | X | ||||
| 8. Generate analysis on global ethnic and cultural problems in the view of Turkish Studies. | X | ||||
| 9. Develop new insights on history, philology, social, economic fields related to Turkish Culture and interacted with. | X | ||||
| 10. Expand norms and methods of knowledge production from the perspective of Turkish Studies. | X | ||||
| 11. Advance new technological methods, in the study of language, history and culture of Turkish Culture geography. | X | ||||
| 12. Make scientific contributions to the Turkish language, history, culture and interactive cultures. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest