MATHEMATICS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ACL4055	Travel Writing	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	Students who take this course will understand and be able to identify the definition, traditional elements and development of travel narratives. By means of close reading of selected travel narratives, they will identify, compare and contrast travel writing traditions in different parts of the world.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who complete this course will learn

* to identify the literary, cultural, historical, political impact of travel narratives in different parts of the world.
* the terminology related to travel writiıng theory
• to identify recurrent themes in travel writing such as self-fashioning, the body, Orientalism, imaginative geography and the tourist gaze
• to read critically several travel narratives by writers and explorers from different parts of the world
• to discuss how this genre has evolved through time and place.

Course Content

Examples of travel writing from the
14th-2Oth century

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Class	-
2)	The Art of Travel	Reading
3)	The Art of Travel	Reading
4)	The Art of Travel	Reading
5)	The Oxford Book of Exploration	Reading
6)	The Oxford Book of Exploration	Reading
7)	The Oxford Book of Exploration	Reading
8)	Review	-
9)	Amongst the Believers	Reading
10)	Amongst the Believers	Reading
11)	Amongst the Believers	Reading
12)	Ghost Train to the Eastern Star	Reading
13)	Ghost Train to the Eastern Star	Reading
14)	Ghost Train to the Eastern Star	Reading
15)	Final	-
16)	Final	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton The Oxford Book of Exploration ed. by Robin Hanbury Tenison Amongst the Believers by V.S.Naipaul Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux
References:	none

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Quizzes	2	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	15	1	15
Quizzes	2	5	10
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2)	To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3)	To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4)	To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,	4
5)	To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6)	To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7)	To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8)	To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,	4
9)	By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,
10)	To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
11)	To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12)	To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.