ECTS - Social and Cultural Reflections in Turkish Literature in the Republican Era

Social and Cultural Reflections in Turkish Literature in the Republican Era (HUM411) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Social and Cultural Reflections in Turkish Literature in the Republican Era HUM411 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
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Course Objectives To increase student’s desire to read books and to get closer to Turkish Literature. To show that literature is connected with social sciences such as history and sociology. To determine the projections of social, cultural and political developments in Turkish literature in the Republican era and to interpret the works written from different perspectives objectively.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students who succeeded in this course; • Will have general information about Turkish literature after the Republic, • Will be familiar with the genres, subjects and authors in Turkish literature, • Will experience objective approach to books and authors, • Realize the need to interpret and interpret literary works according to their terms and conditions, • Will try to read the history of the Republic through literary works.
Course Content New Turkish literature period; Tanzimat, constitutionalism, national struggle, acceptance of the Republic, enlightenment, modernism, postmodernism.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General Introduction Assigned by the Instructor
2 What is literature? Can literary work be defined? The need of human expression. The relation of literature as a fictional genre with society. Assigned by the Instructor
3 Literary works of the Tanzimat period Cultural changes, Public expectations, Positive and negative reactions to the new order.
4 Transition processes after Tanzimat and preparation for the National Struggle.
5 National Struggle and Anatolia in Turkish Literature.
6 The general condition of the people after the acceptance of the Republic.
7 Enlightenment mobilization and Hasan Âli Yücel Translations, The effects of transition to multi-party life on literary Works.
8 Mid-term Exam prepared by the Instructor
9 The first modernist writers and poets in Turkish literature, Garip, İkinci Yeni.
10 During coup and memorandum periods the subject of death and prison in literary works, Migration and worker theme in Turkish literature.
11 Periodic differences and social messages in literary works adapted to television
12 Family relations and dialogues in novels by periods
13 Generation conflicts in literary works after 2000
14 Postmodern Turkish Literature
15 Underground Literature
16 Final Exam Exam prepared by the Instructor

Sources

Course Book 1. • Enginün, İnci (2015). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Dergâh.
2. • Yetiş, Kâzım (2014). Yeni Türk Edebiyatı Seçme Metinler. İstanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyat.
3. • Yivli, Oktay (Ed.). Modern Türk Edebiyatı. İzmir: Günce.
Other Sources 4. • Dersin sorumlusu tarafından, ön çalışmada adı geçen eserlerden seçme bölümlerin derlendiği ders notu hazırlanacaktır.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application 1 10
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 100