TDE131

Introduction to Literature

Faculty \ Department
School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
6
Compulsory
Turkish
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Turkish Language and Literature Undergraduate Program
Course Description
In this course; story and poetry will be introduced as genres of literature, literary terms will be taught, and the criteria according to which a literary text should be written and criticized will be understood.
Textbook and / or References
1. Turan Karataş: Edebiyat Terimleri Sözlüğü
2. Suut Kemal Yetkin: Edebiyatta Akımlar
3. Âlim Gür: Cumhuriyet Dönemi Edebiyatı
4. Mehmet Kaplan: Cumhuriyet Devri Türk Şiiri
5. Mehmet Kaplan: Edebiyatımızın İçinden
6. Mehmet Kaplan: Edebiyatımızın Bahçesinden
6. Orhan Okay: Bir Hülya Adamının Romanı
7. Oğuz Atay: Bir Bilim Adamının Romanı
Course Objectives
The aim is for literature department students to recognize story and poetry genres, learn literary terms, and understand the criteria by which a literary text should be written and criticized.
Course Outcomes
1. Learns the basic concepts and theories related to literature science.
2. Learns the criteria for evaluating a literary text.
3. Can read and write about story and poetry genres.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Learning and interpreting literary terms
Week 2: Learning and interpreting literary terms
Week 3: Criteria for evaluating literary texts
Week 4: Introduction to the story genre
Week 5: Story readings
Week 6: Story readings
Week 7: Midterm Week
Week 8: Story readings
Week 9: Introduction to poetry genre
Week 10: Introduction to poetry genre
Week 11: Poetry readings
Week 12: Poetry readings
Tentative Assesment Methods
Activities Number Weight (%)
Course Attendance/Participation 12 5%
Laboratory - -
Application 10 10%
Homework - -
Project - -
Presentation - -
Field Work - -
Internship - -
Course Boards - -
Quiz - -
Midterm Exam 1 35%
Final Exam 1 50%
Total 100%

Tentative ECTS-Workload Table
Activities Number/Weeks Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours (first 6 weeks) 6 4 24
Course Hours (last 6 weeks) 6 3 18
Laboratory - - -
Application 10 2 20
Homework - - -
Project - - -
Presentation - - -
Field Work - - -
Internship - - -
Course Boards - - -
Preparation for Quiz - - -
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 27 27
Final Exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Final Exam 1 30 30
Study Hours Out of Class (preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) 12 4 48
Total Workload 170
Total Workload / 30 170 / 30
5.666667
ECTS Credits of the Course 6
Program Outcome **
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Course Outcome
1
2
3