PSYCHOLOGY
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
TLL1004	Turkish Language and Literature II	Spring	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 acquire writing ability effectively in conformity with grammar rules.
- will be able to analyze critically literary genres like article, essay, memoirs, bioghraphy, autobioghraphy, theatre, correspondance writing, interview, column writing, excursion writing etc. and express it formally.
- will have a basic understanding of Turkish novel and its history of modernization.
- 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 characters in it.

Course Content

Creative and Formal Writing: Conventional rules of formal writing, ways and principles of expression, improving eloborate thinking.
Literary Genres: Essay, memoirs, bioghraphy, autobioghraphy, theatre, correspondance writing, interview, column writing, excursion writing.
Novel: History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Creative and Formal Writing	Language awareness, conventional rules of formal writing, ways and principles of expression, improving eloborate thinking.
2)	Literary Genres	Academic article “Lüzumsuz Adam'da Yalnızlığın Toplumsal Dolayımı” by Fatih Altuğ
3)	Literary Genres	Column writing Different perspectives from different daily newspapers on an actual event.
4)	Literary Genres	Interview Examples on interviews.
5)	Literary Genres	Essay “Geceye Övgü” by Gündüz Vassaf “Acıların Çocuğu” by Nurdan Gürbilek
6)	Literary Genres	Correspondance, excursion, memoirs writing Ziya’ya Mektuplar by Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, An letter of martry Velosipet ile Bir Cevelan by İbnülcemal Ahmet Tevfik Seyahatname by Evliya Çelebi. Günlük by Oğuz Atay
7)	Literary Genres	Bioghraphy, Autobioghraphy “Toprak Olmak, Dil Olmak” by Oğuz Demiralp Türk Casusu İngiliz Kemal Milli Mücadelede by Recai Sanay, Ben Buradayım: Oğuz Atay’ın Biyografik ve Kurmaca Dünyası by Yıldız Ecevit,
8)	Literary Genres	Theatre A radio theatre play by Behçet Necatigil. Examples of Turkish thatre
9)	History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.	Şemsettin Sami Namık Kemal Ahmet Mithat Efendi Samipaşazade Sezai Fatma Aliye Reading: Kürk Mantolu Madonna by Sabahattin Ali
10)	History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.	Şemsettin Sami Namık Kemal Ahmet Mithat Efendi Samipaşazade Sezai Fatma Aliye Analiz Romanı: Kürk Mantolu Madonna, Sabahattin Ali
11)	History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.	Halide Edip Adıvar Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu Reşat Nuri Güntekin Peyami Safa Nahit Sırrı Örik Reading: Kürk Mantolu Madonna by Sabahattin Ali
12)	History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.	Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Sabahattin Ali Kemal Tahir Orhan Kemal Tarık Buğra Mahmut Makal Yusuf Atılgan Reading: Puslu Kıtalar Atlası by İhsan Oktay Anar
13)	History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.	Oğuz Atay Adalet Ağaoğlu Sevgi Soysal Yaşar Kemal Bilge Karasu Reading: Puslu Kıtalar Atlası by İhsan Oktay Anar
14)	History of Turkish novel, bioghraphies and works of Turkish novel writers. An analysis on a specific Turkish novel.	Orhan Pamuk İhsan Oktay Anar Latife Tekin Elif Şafak Hasan Ali Toptaş Murat Uyurkulak Reading: Puslu Kıtalar Atlası by İhsan Oktay Anar
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Sabahhatin Ali, Kürk Mantolu Madonna, İstanbul: YKY, 2011. İhsan Oktay Anar, Puslu Kıtalar Atlası, İstanbul: İletişim, 2004.
References:	Ülkü Giray, Türkçeyi Güzel Konuşma Kılavuzu, İstanbul: Bilgi Yayınevi, 2007. Ömer Asım Aksoy, Dil Yanlışları, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitapevi, 2008. Metin And, Türk Tiyatro Tarihi: Başlangıçtan 1983’e, İstanbul: İletişim, 2004. Berna Moran, Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 1/2/3, İstanbul: İletişim, 1999.

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 develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills.
2)	To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior.
3)	To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques).
4)	To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies).
5)	To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas.
6)	To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization.
7)	To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies.
8)	To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation.
9)	To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes.
10)	To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society.
11)	To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this.
12)	To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts.	4