ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH (TURKISH)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP1706 Modern Turkish Novel and Story Fall
Spring
 3 0 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Associate
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Instructor KENAN SAYACI
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 Outputs

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.
Teaching methods and techniques used in the course are: lecture, reading, individual work, sample examination, and discussion.

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) Modernist novel Tehlikeli Oyunlar by Oğuz Atay
3) A Modern Allegory of East-West dichotomy Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü by A. H. Tanpınar
4) From modern to modernist narrative Modernist narrative and its techniques in Turkish literature.
5) A Modern Allegory of East-West dichotomy Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü by A. H. Tanpınar
6) Modernist novel Tehlikeli Oyunlar by Oğuz Atay
7) The Path to Nobel: Postmodern Novel in Turkish Literature Yeni Hayat by Orhan Pamuk
8) Midterm Week
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

Sources

Course Notes: 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 % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 2 % 20
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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 13 3 39
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 13 4 52
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 2 2
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 115

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) The ability to have basic theoretical and practical knowledge about the field of oral and dental health. 1
2) The use of theoretical knowledge related to the field in practice. 1
3) To be able to behave in accordance with the basic professional legal regulations and ethical rules related to the field 1
4) use the necessary technologies and equipment related to the field, to transfer professional knowledge through written, verbal / non-verbal communication 1
5) Being able to update the knowledge, skills and competencies related to the field with the awareness of lifelong learning and express oneself personally and professionally. 1
6) Effective use of the terminology of the related field. 1
7) Ability to manage front office management and patient relations in dental clinics 1
8) Preparing the patient before dental treatment and performing four-handed dentistry practices 1
9) Effectively performing the sterilization and disinfection process in dental clinics 1
10) Organization of workflow and communication with business solution partners in dental clinics 1