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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP0701	Creative Literature	Fall	3	0	3	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course is designed to explore various techniques and strategies of writing fiction through in dept reading and structural examination of major literary works. The purpose of this course is to focus on creative fiction in mainly novels and short stories but poetry, (auto) biography and to improve the ability of writing through analyzing the examples of literary genres in a detailed way.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will get a sense of language and an understanding of how it can be used to create new worlds. The student will have detailed information about various genres (the novel, the short story, the poetry, the biography, etc.). He/She will read and interpret major literary works from both Turkish and world literature. He/She will gain the ability to produce a complete a piece of fiction and the discipline that is required for successful results and. Although writing of any sort is hard, but rewarding work – the student will experience a huge amount of psychological satisfaction from a finished piece. Being creative can also be difficult and challenging at times, but immensely fun that is why it will be a new interest for the student.

Course Content

What is Literature? The relationship between literature and the life.
Introduction to Literary Genres: The novel, the short story, the poetry, the biography, etc.
The Process of Writing: Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors. Analyzing/Criticizing/Interpretation: Reading, discussing and interpreting of selected literary works.
Narrative Techniques and Components: Narrator, characters, implied readers, narrative time, narration time, voice, focusing, places, etc.
Creative Writing Exercises: Several methods of construction, development of creative work and completion of it.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General information about the course, the methods to be used.	The course syllabus
2)	Discussion of literature. What is literature? What is its effects in our daily lives? What it means to be a writer?	Jean Paul Sartre, Edebiyat Nedir?
3)	The process of writing. Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors.	Visiting several authors’websites and blogs. Orhan Pamuk “Babamın Bavulu” Elif Şafak “Nasıl Yazar Olunur?” The interview of Murathan Mungan Ferit Edgü, “Sanatçının Tarifi” Cemal Süreya’ya Dair: “Nasıl Şair Olunur? Hangi Yaşta Şair Olunur?” Orhan Tuncay, “Bir Fenomen Olarak Kafka” Selahattin Çiftçi, “Dostoyevski’nin Kumarbaz Eserinin Hayat-Eser Açısından İncelenmesi”
4)	The process of writing. Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors.	Umberto Eco, Genç Bir Romancının İtirafları
5)	The process of writing. Focusing on the life stories and the adventures of writing of the authors.	Nurdan Gürbilek, Benden Önce Bir Başkası Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Anlatmak İçin Yaşamak
6)	A conversation with an author (The guest author is to be announced)	To search the guest author and prepare the possible questions.
7)	Introduction to Literary Genres	Definition and distinctive features of literary genres such as novel, short stories, poetry, (auto) biography, memory, theatre
8)	The Examples of Short Story	Anton Chekov, “Vanka” Guy de Maupassant, “Küçük Çan” Edgar Allan Poe, “Metaforik Bir Cinayet Öyküsü”
9)	Textual Analyzing Narrative Techniques and Components	Franz Kafka, Dönüşüm
10)	The Adaptation and Reinterpretation	From Literature to Cinema: Zorba
11)	Textual Analyzing Narrative Techniques and Components	Fyodor Mihailoviç Dostoyevski, Yer Altından Notlar
12)	İlk taslağı oluşturma	Writing of the first draft
13)	Creative Writing Exercises	Completion of the first draft
14)	Creative Writing Exercises	Finalization of the first draft

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Pelin Aslan tarafından derlenen GEP 1206 kitabı
Jean Paul Sartre, Edebiyat Nedir? İstanbul: Can, 2005.
Genç Bir Romancının İtirafları, Umberto eco, Çev. İlknur Özdemir, İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi, 2011.
Nurdan Gürbilek, Benden Önce Bir Başkası, İstanbul: Metis, 2011.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Anlatmak İçin Yaşamak, İstanbul: Can, 2009.
Franz Kafka, Dönüşüm, İstanbul: Can, 2011.
Fyodor Mihailoviç Dostoyevski, Yer Altından Notlar, İstanbul: Can, 2011.

References:

Pınar Kür (ed), Short Fiction in English, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2001.
Murat Gülsoy, Büyübozumu: Yaratıcı Yazarlık, İstanbul: Can, 2011.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	13	2	26
Homework Assignments	2	3	6
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	15	15
Total Workload			99

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 be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.