TDE634 - ENCYCLOPEDIC WORKS IN OLD TURKISH LITERATURE

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
ENCYCLOPEDIC WORKS IN OLD TURKISH LITERATURE TDE634 2nd Semester 3 0 3 6
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Drill and Practice
 
Instructor (s)Department academic staffs 
Course objectiveThe aim of this course is to introduce encyclopedic texts in old Turkish literature, to teach the historical development of encyclopedic works; to gain the necessary knowledge about the encyclopedic texts through reading-examining studies on the texts representing the genre. 
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of this course, the student; -Comprehend the relationship between encyclopedic works and literature,
  2. -Learn the necessary information about the encyclopedic texts in the old Turkish literature and academic studies on this subject.
  3. -Explain the historical development of encyclopedic works in old Turkish literature by examining the representative texts of the genre.
  4. -Gains knowledge and experience that a text can be read both as a literary and an encyclopedic work.
Course ContentTo give information about the encyclopedic works in the old Turkish literature and studies related to the subject, to teach the historical development of the encyclopedic works, to make reading and examination studies on the representative texts of the genre. 
ReferencesRüşdü Raşid (2006). İslam Bilim Tarihi. İstanbul: Litera Yay.
Hill, Donald R. (2010). Gökyüzü ve Bilim Tarihi. İstanbul: Boyut Yay.
Kutlar, Fatma S. (2005). Klâsik Dönem Metinlerinde Değerli Taşlar ve Risâle-i Cevâhir-nâme, Ankara: Öncü Kitap.
Kut, Günay (2010). Acâibü?l-Mahlûkât. İstanbul: Simurg Yay.
Kutlar, Fatma S. (2003). ?İki Türkçe Cevâhir-nâme?ye ve Cevherlerin Etkilerine Dair?. Millî Folklor, s. 58: 121-128.
Kutlar, Fatma S. (2007). ?Cevher Konulu Eserler: Cevâhirnâmeler ve Diğerleri?, Prilozi Za Orientalnu Filologiju,56: 77-87.
Weber, Alfred (2015). Felsefe Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yay.
Literatür Dergisi, Bilim Tarihi Özel Sayısı, 2004.
Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, 8 cilt, Ankara: AKM Yay.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Studies on encyclopedic works.
Week 2Studies on encyclopedic works.
Week 3Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 14th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 4Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 14th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 5Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 15th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 6Midterm exam
Week 7Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 15th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 8Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 15th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 9Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 16th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 10Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 17th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 11Midterm exam
Week 12Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 17th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 13Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 18th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 14Identifying the encyclopedic works written in the 18th century and examining the sample texts selected from them.
Week 15Preparation for the final
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
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Laboratory
Application
Field activities
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Presentation
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Seminar
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Final exam
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WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 0
Laboratory 0
Application0
Specific practical training0
Field activities0
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)0
Presentation / Seminar Preparation0
Project0
Homework assignment0
Midterms (Study duration)0
Final Exam (Study duration) 0
Total Workload000

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Will have broad knowledge on basic concepts of classical Turkish literature, interrelations of concepts, basic theories and techniques of literature.     X
2. Can analyze and interpret selected texts from point of literary theories.    X
3. Have great knowledge about literary critical methods, research technics and history of Turkish literature.     X
4. Can articulate, in a scholarly, effective and systematically fashion, the research datum in both written and oral format.     X
5. Can think, question, interpret and evaluate interdisiplinary.     X
6. Can follow daily news and aproaches about Turkology and use his/her knowledges critically    X
7. Can plan and conduct, individually or as a member of a team, an entire literary and research process with the knowledge of methodological requirements of the field.     X
8. Can know and apply social, cultural, scientific and ethic principles.    X
9. Can apply scientific knowledge to daily and work life.    X
10. Can move his/her educational level one step forward.    X
11. Can effectively use references about classical Turkish literature.    X
12. Have great knowledge about Turkish culture. Know historical and social events about classical Turkish literature.     X

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