MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
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)	Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
2)	Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format.
3)	Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.
4)	Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish.
5)	Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills.
6)	Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods.
7)	Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills.
8)	Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects.
9)	Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them.
10)	Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology.
11)	Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions.