Course Language:
Türkçe
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to teach students the distinguishing features of the very first literary group in Ottoman Turkish literature that was born with a manifestation called “Fecr-i Âtî” and definite works of their prominent members. Giving students the historical back ground is also one of the main objectives of this lecture.
Course Content:
Structural changes in form and content in poetry and prose during the period. Biographies of prominent figures. Analysis of major works in all genres
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 |
| Knows the importance of “Fecr-i Âtî” group in history of Turkish literature. | 1,2 | A |
| Knows about the prominent figures of ““Fecr-i Âtî” period and their biographies. | 1,2 | A |
| Knows about the major works of writers which are not the part of “Servet-i Fünûn”. | 1,2 | A |
| Learns the features of “Fecr-i Âtî” poetry and prose and all the aspects of its form and content. | 1,2 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Importance of “Fecr-i Âtî” period in Turkish literature and major works of its prominent figures. | |
| 2 | Manifestation of “Fecr-i Âtî” and its analysis. | Related readings. |
| 3 | Ahmet Haşim and his manifestative essay: “Şiir Hakkında Bazı Mülahazalar” (Some Thoughts on Poetry). | Related readings. |
| 4 | Analysis of Ahmet Haşim’s poems, “Mukaddime” and “Kari’e” and his some other poems about poetry. | Related readings. |
| 5 | Trancription and interpretation of “O Belde”. | Related readings. |
| 6 | Trancription and interpretation of “Yollar”. | Related readings. |
| 7 | Selective poems from other poets of the period. | Related readings. |
| 8 | Mid-term. | Related readings. |
| 9 | Ahmet Haşim’s prose writing and “Fecr-i Âti” poetry. | Related readings. |
| 10 | Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar and analysis of his novels Şık and Şıpsevdi. | Related readings. |
| 11 | Analysis of Mürebbiye. | Related readings. |
| 12 | Ahmet Rasim and his narratives I. | Related readings. |
| 13 | Ahmet Rasim and his narratives II. | Related readings. |
| 14 | Overview | Related readings. |
Recommended Sources
| Required |
Ahmet Haşim Bütün Şiirleri : Haz.İnci Enginün
Mehmet Kaplan : Şiir Tahlilleri I Mehmet Kaplan : Türk Edebiyatı Üzerine Araştırmalar I Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar : Şık- Şıpsevdi-Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir Izdivaç- Mürebbiye romanları |
| Recommended |
İnci Enginün : Tanzimat’tan Cumhuriyete Türk Edebiyatı
Kenan Akyüz. Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri Nihat Sami Banarlı: Resimli Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Additional course notes delivered by the lecturer. |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-term | 1 | 25 |
| Quiz | 1 | 15 |
| Attendance | 1 | 10 |
| FINAL | 1 | 50 |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| 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 | 5 | 75 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Quiz | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Work Load | 127 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5.08 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |