Course Language:
Türkçe
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to teach students the very genesis of modern Turkish literature in all (old and new) literary genres. Giving students the historical back ground is also one of the main objectives of this lecture.
Course Content:
Declaration of The Rescript of Gülhane. Rising of modern Ottoman state and new ideas and movements. Analyzing poems from early and late generation of Tanzimat era. Rise of Turkish novel.
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 about new ideas and sociological changes that had come with Tanzimat. | 1,2 | A |
| Knows about the very aspects of Tanzimat poetry and sociological context of its time. | 1,2 | A |
| Knows how new ideas and sociological changes affects the rise of Turkish novel. | 1,2 | A |
| Learns what are the aspects of new genres had come with new ideas. | 1,2 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | The Rescript of Gülhane and new ideas. The Rescript of Islahat and the rise of Sublime Port. Prominent figures of Ottoman modernization. | |
| 2 | Translation offices of Sublime Port, “genesis of Young Ottomans” | |
| 3 | Early writers of Tanzimat I: Şinasi and the rise of public opinion and first newspapers. | |
| 4 | Early writers of Tanzimat II: Namık Kemal and his works. | |
| 5 | Early writers of Tanzimat III: Ziya Paşa and his works. | |
| 6 | New forms and themes in Tanzimat poetry: Recaizâde Mahmud Ekrem. | |
| 7 | Tanzimat theatre: Abdülhak Hamid Tarhan and his works. | |
| 8 | Mid-term. | |
| 9 | Rise of Tanzimat prose: New forms, themes and discussions. Emin Nihad and rise of short story. | |
| 10 | Şemseddin Sami and Taaşuk-ı Tâlât ve Fıtnat | |
| 11 | Namık Kemal as a political novelist. İntibah and “Preface to Celâl” | |
| 12 | Ahmet Mithat Efendi and selective pieces from his works. Felâtun Bey ve Rakım Efendi. | |
| 13 | Recaizâde Mahmud Ekrem, Araba Sevdası. Sami Paşazâde Sezâi, Sergüzeşt. | |
| 14 | Nabizâde Nâzım, Zehra and Karabibik. |
Recommended Sources
| Required |
Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri: Kenan Akyüz
19. Asır Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi: Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Şiir Tahlilleri I: Mehmet Kaplan Türk Edebiyatı Üzerinde Araştırmalar I: Mehmet Kaplan Aforementioned books above. |
| Recommended | İslâm Ansiklopedisi |
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 |