SOCIOLOGY
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
SOC4056	Sociological Analysis in Turkish Literature	Spring	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course studies the sociological dimension in the production of Turkish literature. It aims to equip students with analytical skills to understand the “cause and effect” relations of social dynamics that cause sociological transformation. Building on products of Turkish literature it enables students to understand sociological dynamics in Turkey. This course will include the issue of whether literature reflects society, the use of literature in establishing collective identities, and reading a social practice.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who succeed in this course will be able to:

1)Analyze the events of the society by an analytical method by the study of the literary works.
2)Examine turmoils of sociological changes through the literal works
3)Categorize, Turkish literature starting from the Tanzimat era comparatively using the Message-Index of Narratives method from a sociological perspective.
4)Argue explicitly over the sociological structures of societies and the cause and effect patterns of social relations on a scientific basis
5)Solve the oral literature Works applying “Message-Index” and “Motive-Index” methods.
6)Locate the responses of the sociological events discussed in the literal works in real life.
7)Apply analysis of work to these responses in real life.

Course Content

This course examines turmoils of sociological changes through the literary products. It analyses comparatively, Turkish literature starting from the Tanzimat era using the "Message-Index of Narratives" method from a sociological perspective. It thus explicitly covers sociological structures of societies and the 'cause-and-effect' patterns of social relations on a scientific basis.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Sociological dimension in Turkish Literature: Description, objective, content and method	ESCARPİT, Robert, (1968), Edebiyat Sosyolojisi, (çev: Ali Türkay Yazıcı), İstanbul, Remzi Kitabevi.
2)	General approach to the sociological data of Turkish Mythic Narratives	Mesaj Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz
3)	Sociological data in Turkish Folk Narratives	Diyarbakır Efsaneleri-Motif Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz
4)	Sociological data in Turkish tales and their comparison with other nations’ tales	Dede Korkut Destanları
5)	Analytical methods to compare renowned Turkish oral narrative via sociological messages	Masallar ve Eğitimsel İşlevleri-Mesaj Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz
6)	Message-Index' of narratives and analytical examples	Mesaj Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz
7)	General approaches to sociological data in classical novels in Turkish literature	Mesaj Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz
8)	Course review and midterm	Course review
9)	Analysis of 'Araba Sevdasi' novel in Turkish Tanzimat Literature concerning the implications of Turkish life style, linguistic affection, prejudices on sociological changes. Homework submission I	Araba Sevdası-Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem Homework submission I
10)	Basic sociological issues that are covered in the "Kirik Hayatlar" novel of Servet-i Funun Literature Homework submission II	Homework submission II
11)	Analysis of generational conflicts narrated in "Kiralik Konak" novel of Republican era Turkish Literature	Kiralık Konak- Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
12)	Analysis of East-West life style and its impacts on conflicts within individuals, and in society through the "Fatih-Harbiye" novel	Fatih Harbiye- Peyami Safa
13)	Socio-political analysis of "Yesil-Gece" novel Oral presentataion in the classroom I	Yeşil Gece- Reşat Nuri Güntekin Oral presentataion in the classroom I (10 minutes)
14)	Analysis of consensus within East-West synthesis through "Sinekli-Bakkal" novel Oral presentations in the classroom II	Oral presentations in the classroom II (10 minutes)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	-Masallar ve Eğitimsel İşlevleri-Mesaj Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz, 4. Baskı Cumhuriyet Kitapları Yayınları, İst. 2009 -Diyarbakır Efsaneleri-Motif Index, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz, 4. Baskı Cumhuriyet Kitapları Yayınları, İst. 2007
References:	-“Mit-Din-Gelenek Aynasında Kadın”, Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz, Folklor-Edebiyat C.10, S. 37 -Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri, Kenan Akyüz, Ank. 1976 -Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bilimi, Gürsel Aytaç, Ank. 1997

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 10
Presentation	2	% 10
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	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	2	10	20
Homework Assignments	2	10	20
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			128

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 learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.	1
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels	1
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.	1
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes	5
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills	1
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.	1
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.	3
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective	3
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge	1
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects	2
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.	3
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.	5