GEP0710 Turkish Poets and PoemsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOCIOLOGYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
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
GEP0710 Turkish Poets and Poems Fall 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 : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The overall goal of the course is to make students familiar with major Turkish poets and their works as well as their poetics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

The students who succeeded in this course;

-will be able to recognize the main features of the historical periods the poets have lived in.
-will be able to see the reflections of the daily language of a given period in classical poetry.
-will define basic poetic differences among the poets who had lived in the same period.
-will be able to identify how a poet uses the language and different meanings he has given to the words.
-will be able to critically and analytically compare the poetic language with contemporary Turkish.
-will be able to identify historical and cultural motivations behind the classical poetry.
-will be able to identify every single characteristics and difference among the poets by comparing him/her with the others analyzed in class.

Course Content

Major Turkish poets through the historical evolution of Turkish literature.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Hoca Ahmet Yesevî http://www.rumimevlevi.com/tr/yazarlar-cemiyeti/64-mahmut-erol-kilic/2463-sufi-siirinin-poetikasi
2) Yunus Emre http://www.yunusemre.net/
3) Hacı Bayram-ı Veli / Eşrefoğlu Rumî http://www.hacibayramveli.org http://www.edebiyatfakultesi.com/esrefoglu-rumi.htm
4) Kaygusuz Abdal / Pir Sultan Abdal http://www.edebiyatfakultesi.com/kaygusuz-abdal.htm http://www.edebiyatfakultesi.com/?s=pir+sultan
5) Şemseddin-i Sivasî / Ruhsatî http://www.turkceciler.com/ruhsati.html
6) Karacaoğlan / Bayburtlu Zihni http://www.turkceciler.com/sairler/karacaoglan.html http://www.turkceciler.com/bayburtlu-zihni.html
7) Dadaloğlu / Erzurumlu Emrah http://www.turkceciler.com/sairler/dadaloglu.html http://www.turkceciler.com/sairler/ErzurumluEmrah.html
8) Fuzuli / Baki http://www.turkceciler.com/fuzuli.html http://www.turkceciler.com/baki.html
9) Hayali / Nef’i http://www.turkceciler.com/hayali-bey.html http://www.turkceciler.com/nefi.html
10) Nabi / Nedim http://www.turkceciler.com/forum/turk-dili-ve-edebiyati-genel-icerik/651-caginin-insani-olarak-nabi.html http://www.turkceciler.com/nedim.html
11) Ziya Paşa – Namık Kemal http://www.turkceciler.com/ziya_pasa.html http://www.turkceciler.com/namik_kemal.html
12) Tevfik Fikret – Cenap Şahabettin http://www.turkceciler.com/tevfik_fikret.html http://www.turkceciler.com/cenap_sehabettin.html
13) Ahmet Haşim- Ziya Gökalp http://www.turkceciler.com/ahmet_hasim.html http://www.turkceciler.com/yazarlar/ziya_gokalp.html
14) Mehmet Akif – Yahya Kemal http://www.turkceciler.com/mehmet_akif_ersoy.html http://www.turkceciler.com/yahya_kemal_beyatli.html

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Reading package (includes main articles, literary texts etc. Available at Bahçeşehir Copy Center).
References: Türk Edebiyatında İlk Mutasavvıflar, Fuat Köprülü
Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi, Dergâh Yayınları
Resimli Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, N. Sami Banarlı
Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, Attila Özkırımlı
Batı Tesirinde Türk Şiir Antolojisi, Kenan Akyüz
Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı,
Âşıklık Geleneği ve Âşık Edebiyatı, Erman Artun

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 2 % 5
Homework Assignments 2 % 5
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
Application 1 2 2
Study Hours Out of Class 3 3 9
Presentations / Seminar 1 2 2
Project 1 3 3
Quizzes 3 6 18
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 96

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.
2) To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3) To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
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) 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
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.
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.
8) To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
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
10) To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
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.
12) To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.