Teaching Novel in Contemporary Turkish Literature

Course Code:

EDTR 471

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

Türkçe

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to teach the major figures of Turkish novel and the the prominent turning points of the genre. Following the projections of Turkish modernity, thematic and structural changes of Turkish prose writing and the rise of Turkish novel is also an issue of the lecture.

Course Content:

Theory of novel, Turkish modernity and rise of Turkish novel. Biographies of major writers. Analyzing the canonical pieces.

Course Methodology:

1. Lecture 2. Case study 3. Discussion 4. Demonstration 5. Group work 6. Microteaching 7. Problem solving

Course Evaluation Methods:

A. Classical exam B. Multiple-choice test C. Incomplete D. True-False E. Oral exam F. Portfolio G. Performance type H. Report

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Historicising the content and the form of novels.	1	1,2
2) Teaching the biographies of major writer figures.	1	1,2
3) Analysing the canonical pieces of contemporary Turkish novel.	1	1,2
4) Developing a comparative perspective between Turkish and Western pieces of the genre.	1	1,2

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	A panaroma of the contemporary Turkish novel.	Related Readings
2	Early debates about the genre.	Related Readings
3	On thecnics and the theory of novel.	Related Readings
4	Halide Edip Adıvar: Tatarcık	Related Readings
5	Halide Edib Adıvar : Handan	Related Readings
6	Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Sodom ve Gomora,	Related Readings
7	Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu: Ankara	Related Readings
8	EXAM	Related Readings
9	Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Mahur Beste	Related Readings
10	Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar: Huzur	Related Readings
11	Peyami Safa : Fatih Harbiye	Related Readings
12	Peyami Safa : Matmazel Noralyanın Koltuğu	Related Readings
13	Adalet Ağaoğlu: Bir Düğün gecesi	Related Readings
14	Conclusion	Related Readings

Recommended Sources

Required

All the novels mentioned above.

Recommended

Berna Moran: Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış

Fethi Naci : 100 Yılda 100 Roman

Mehmet Kaplan . Türk Edebiyatı Üzerine Araştırmalar

İnci Enginün : Cumhuriyetten Günümüze Türk Edebiyatı

Material Sharing

Documents

Additional course notes delivered by the lecturer.

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-term	1	40
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		60
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		40
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

1

To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Language” as a part of teaching Turkish language and literature curriculum in high schools.

X

2

To have the necessary knowledge about “Turkey Turkish” and “Modern Turkish Grammar” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools.

X

3

To have the necessary knowledge about historical lexicology and philological evolution of Turkish language.

X

4

To have the necessary knowledge about the stages of acculturation and oral / written sources of Turkish language.

X

5

To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish dialects and their literatures.

X

6

To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Literature” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools.

X

7

To have the necessary knowledge about all major figures of Turkish literature (writer, poet, critic, academic, etc.) as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools.

X

8

To have the necessary knowledge about oral / written sources of medieval and early modern Turkish literature.

X

9

To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic period throughout the history.

X

10

To instruct students to synthesize the dynamics of Turkish modernization with the content of Turkish Language and Literature teaching and to have critical attitudes with historiography of Turkish literature.

X

11

To instruct students to make critical readings of worldwide / national classics listed by Ministry of National Education .

X

12

To instruct students to synthesize their common knowledge of literary genres, forms and literary history with the theoretical frameworks about construction of national history.

X

13

To have ability to design original materials for field education and develop new projects.

X

14

To have the necessary knowledge about paleography, research and presentation techniques using in Humanities.

X

15

To have a critical and comparative perspective about Turkish literature among world literatures.

X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	2	30
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Quiz	1	1	1
Final	1	3	3
Total Work Load			82
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			3.28
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

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