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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GEP0706 | Modern Turkish Novel and Story | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Instructor KENAN SAYACI |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course has a threefold aim: 1) To make students familiar with Turkish literary canons. 2) To give students a general view about modern Turkish literature, novels in specific. 3) To provide students with an analytical approach to Turkish novels by showing the inner settings of literary texts. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course; - will have a basic understanding of Turkish literature, its history of modernization and comparative writing strategies. - will be able to critically and analytically use the knowledge acquired in historization of Turkish novel. - will acquire reading strategies and analyzing methods in approaching to modern Turkish novels. - will be able to be able to discuss and write about sociological context of a given novel and related matters. - will be able to identify fictional caharacters depicted in the novel according to their surroundings. - will be able to plan and conduct individually an analysis about a given novel and the way the author constructs his/her caharacters in it. |
| History of Turkish literature. Modernization in 19th century Ottoman society and the role of literature in this process. Analytical approach to a literary text. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | History of Turkish literature | Modernization in 19th century Ottoman society and the role of literature in this process. |
| 2) | Approaching to a literary text | Reading strategies, analyzing methods and approaching evil in literary texts. |
| 3) | Modernist novel | Tehlikeli Oyunlar by Oğuz Atay |
| 4) | A Modern Allegory of East-West dichotomy | Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü by A. H. Tanpınar |
| 5) | From modern to modernist narrative | Modernist narrative and its techniques in Turkish literature. |
| 6) | A Modern Allegory of East-West dichotomy | Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü by A. H. Tanpınar |
| 7) | Modernist novel | Tehlikeli Oyunlar by Oğuz Atay |
| 8) | The Path to Nobel: Postmodern Novel in Turkish Literature | Yeni Hayat by Orhan Pamuk |
| 9) | The Path to Nobel: Postmodern Novel in Turkish Literature | Yeni Hayat by Orhan Pamuk |
| 10) | Political Novel in Turkish Literature | Yeni Şehirde Bir Öğle Vakti by Sevgi Soysal |
| 11) | Modern Short Story in Turkish | Semaver and Dülger Balığının Ölümü by Sait Faik |
| 12) | Modern Short Story in Turkish Literature | Değirmen by Sabahattin Ali. |
| 13) | Modern Short Story in Turkish Literature | Cenk Hikayeleri by Murathan Mungan |
| 14) | Modern Short Story in Turkish Literature | Usta Beni Öldürsene by Bilge Karasu |
| 15) | Final Exam | |
| 16) | Final Exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü, İstanbul: YKY, 2002. Orhan Pamuk, Kara Kitap, İstanbul: İletişim, 2004. Oğuz Atay, Tehlikeli Oyunlar, İstanbul: İletişim, 2001.. Sevgi Soysal,Yeni Şehirde Bir Öğle Vakti, İstanbul: İletişim, 2009. |
| References: | Berna Moran, Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış, İstanbul: İletişim, 1997. Rita Felski, Uses of Literature, NY: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. Orhan Pamuk, Saf ve Düşünceli Romancı, İstanbul: İletişim, 1997. James Wood, Kurmaca Nasıl İşler [How Fiction Works], İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2010. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 16 | % 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 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Midterms | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 92 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | 2 |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | 1 |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | 2 |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | 2 |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | 1 |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | 1 |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | 1 |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | 2 |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | 1 |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | 1 |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | 1 |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. | 1 |