EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
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
TLL1003 Turkish Language and Literature I Fall 2 0 2 2

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor NEBİ CEYLAN
Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course aims to lead students to use Turkish as a native language both effectively and grammatically correct in verbal communication and writing. In addition to language awareness, it plans on to give general knowledge on Turkish literature and its history, to improve the ability of analyzing, interpreting and analytically thinking with the examples of literary texts.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course;

- will have the knowledge about the origin of languages, the theories of languages and the relation between language and culture.
- will have competent knowledge of historical development of Turkish while analyzing the structure of Turkish.
- will acquire writing ability effectively in conformity with grammar rules.
- will be able to be able to discuss and write about sociological context of a given short stories, poems and related matters.

Course Content

General Knowledge About Language: the origin of languages, the theories of languages and the relation between language and culture.
Grammar: Phonology, spelling rules, punctuation marks, expression disorder
Turkish Culture: Analysis on the historical development of Turkish and discussion of contemporary problems of Turkish over selected articles.
Short Stories and Poems: Analysis on a specific Turkish stories and poems.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General Knowledge About Language The origin of languages, the theories of languages and the relation between language and culture.
2) Grammar Phonology
3) Grammar Spelling rules
4) Grammar Punctuation marks
5) Grammar Expression disorder
6) Turkish Culture “Türkçe Üzerine”, Alev Alatlı “Değişen Türkçemiz” “Türkçe Sorunu”, Murat Belge
7) Turkish Culture “Türkçenin Geleceği”, Hayati Develi “Türkçenin Güncel Sorunları”, Prof. Dr. Cahit KAVCAR “Türkçenin Güncel Sorunları”, Prof. Dr. Şükrü Haluk Akalın
8) Short Story “Pandomima”, Sami Paşazade Sezai “Ecir ve Sabır”, Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar “Ferhunde Kalfa”, Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil
9) Short Story Himmet Çocuk”, Halide Edip Adıvar “Hanende Melek”, Sabahattin Ali
10) Short Story “Lüzumsuz Adam”, Sait Faik Abasıyanık “Uyku”, Orhan Kemal “Parasız Yatılı”, Fürüzan
11) Short Story “Usta Beni Öldürsene”, Bilge Karasu “Beyaz Mantolu Adam”, Oğuz Atay
12) Poetry The poets and the piece of their poems: Yunus Emre, Hacı Bayram-ı Veli, Pir Sultan Abdal, Kaygusuz Abdal, Karacaoğlan, Dadaloğlu, Âşık Veysel, Fuzuli, Baki, Hayali, Nef’i, Nedim Bercesteler
13) Poetry The poets and the piece of their poems: Ziya Paşa, Namık Kemal, Tevfik Fikret, Ahmet Haşim, Ziya Gökalp, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Orhan Veli Kanık, Neyzen Tevfik, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
14) Poetry Nazım Hikmet, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Asaf Halet Çelebi, Atilla İlhan, Özdemir Asaf, Cemal Süreya Turgut Uyar, Edip Cansever, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, İlhan Berk, Birhan Keskin
15) Final Exam
16) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders notları.
References: Mehmet Kaplan, Dili ve Kültür, İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2001.
Nihad Sami Banarlı, Türkçenin Sırları, İstanbul: L&M Yayıncılık, 2007.
Doğan Aksan, Türkçenin Gücü, İstanbul: Bilgi Yayınevi, 2001
Tanzimattan Günümüze Türk Öykü Antolojisi, Der. Yaşar Nabi Nayır, Enver Ercan, İstanbul: Varlık, 1994.
Çağdaş Türk Şiiri Antolojisi 1/2, Der. Mehmet Fuat, İstanbul: Adam, 1992.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Application 6 % 30
Midterms 1 % 10
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 2 6 12
Homework Assignments 10 1 10
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 57

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 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. 2
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. 3
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. 2
6) To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. 2
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. 2
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. 2
10) To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. 2
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. 2
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. 2