ARCHITECTURE
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
GEP0706	Modern Turkish Novel and Story	Fall Spring	3	0	3	5

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 :	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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

History of Turkish literature. Modernization in 19th century Ottoman society and the role of literature in this process. Analytical approach to a literary text.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.