POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL 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
GEP0705 Literature and Society Fall 3 0 3 3
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. GÖKSEL AYMAZ
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to question the relation between literature and society, to demonstrate the way society is reflected in literary works made up of different types of literature, to determine the aspects these correspond with the real life and to display the way literature leads and changes the society

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
By the end of this course students are expected to be able to question the relation between literature and society, and they are also expected to identify and discern the role of literature and the way it leads and changes the society by making use of comparative methods

Course Content

Studying texts chosen from Turkish and World literature with their relation to the connection between literature and society and displaying real life correspondences of social reflections in these works and displaying the role of literature in social transformation, form the basis of this course

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General overview of the relation between literature and society Lecturer's Presentation
2) Social data included in oral literature Lecturer's Presentation
3) Examples chosen from Turkish and World oral literature Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz-Masallar ve Eğitimsel İşlevleri,Cumh.Kit.Yay.,İst.2009(4.baskı) Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz ,“Göç ve Göçmenlik Edebiyatında Yer Alan Dramatik İnsan Manzaralarından Bir Kesit”, Kültür ve Edebiyatta Göç ve Göçmenlik, KIBATEK Yay., Ank.2009, s.47-51
4) Social data included in and reflected by written literature and methods to evaluate these data. Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bilimi, Gürsel Aytaç,Ank.1997 Muhsine Helimoğlu Yavuz ,“Biyografik Romanlardan Hareketle ‘Kişisel Tarih Toplumsal Tarih midir’ Sorunsalı Üzerine Bir İnceleme”, Folklor/Edebiyat, C.18, S.69, 2012-1, s.263-276
5) General overview of society in classical novels of Turkish and World literature. Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bilimi, Gürsel Aytaç,Ank.1997
6) Evaluation of these with comparative methods Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bilimi, Gürsel Aytaç,Ank.1997
7) Analysis of one of the Russian classics, Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”, with regards to social data Tolstoy, “Anna Karenina“
8) Midterm
9) Analysis of one of the French classics, Stendhal’s “Madame Bovary”, with regards to social data Stendhal,“Madame Bovary”
10) Analysis of one of the American classics, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” (Gazap Üzümleri), with regards to social data John Steinbeck, “Gazap Üzümleri”
11) Social fabric on which one of the Russian classics, Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Little Dog” (Küçük Köpekli Kadın), is based Çehov, “Küçük Köpekli Kadın”
12) Social structure reflected by one of the Turkish novels called “Araba Sevdası” written by Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri, Kenan Akyüz, Ank.1976 Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem, “Araba Sevdası”
13) Social terrain of Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil’s novel “Aşk-ı Memnu” Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil, “Aşk-ı Memnu”
14) Social profile reflected by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu’s novel “Yaban” Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, “Yaban”

Sources

Course Notes:
References: -Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bilimi, Gürsel Aytaç,Ank.1997 -Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri, Kenan Akyüz, Ank.1976 -“Biyografik Romanlardan Hareketle ‘Kişisel Tarih Toplumsal Tarih midir’ Sorunsalı Üzerine Bir İnceleme”, Folklor/Edebiyat, C.18, S.69, 2012-1, s.263-276 -“Göç ve Göçmenlik Edebiyatında Yer Alan Dramatik İnsan Manzaralarından Bir Kesit”, Kültür ve Edebiyatta Göç ve Göçmenlik, KIBATEK Yay., Ank.2009, s.47-51

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation 1 % 10
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 14 3 42
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 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 1 12 12
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 20 20
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 94

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) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.