Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The department of Turkish Language and Literature was established within the Institute of Social Sciences since 1988 has offered Master of Science Degree since 1999 and has offered the MS degree to 17studentsat present.

Qualification Awarded

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education, Master's Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission to the MA Program should
- Have a Bachelor's Degree or being in the last year / semester of the bachelor's degree,
- Have at least 55 points from the score type of the program he / she applied in the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) by OSYM.

Interview score will contain 60% of the written assessment score and 40% of the oral assessment score.
Interview Score = 60% Written Assessment Score + 40% Oral Assessment Score
Candidates with an interview score of 65 or above are considered successful. For these candidates, an evaluation score consists of ALES score, graduation score and interview score.
Evaluation Score =% 50 ALES +% 25 Graduation Score +% 25 Interview Score
Candidates are placed in the programs they apply according to their evaluation scores. Applicants who have the highest score will have the right to enroll in the programs which have free quota (Taking into account their priority choice they had made). Same amount of reserved candidates will be announced. Applicants who have the right to enroll must register between the dates announced. Free quotas will be used by the reserved candidates.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in the graduate program of another institute within the university or another higher education institution may apply for a transfer in the announced dates if the quota is determined by the Board of Directors. The conditions for admission of the transfer are determined by the institute board.

Exemption requests of students for the courses taken at graduate program of another department/university with a successful grade are evaluated by the Administrative Board of the Institute by the recommendation of the head of the departments according to the provisions of Dokuz Eylül University Exemption and Adaptation Directives.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The program consists of a minimum of seven courses, a seminar course and a thesis study, but not less than 21 local credits. The program contains compulsory and elective courses. The student workload for a semester is 30 ECTS, the total workload required to complete the master's program with thesis is 120 ECTS.

In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project studies can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be successful in this course, this grade must be at least 75 out of 100 (at least 2.50 out of 4.00). Seminar, thesis work and specialization courses are evaluated as successful / unsuccessful.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and Professional growth for both education and computer education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To gain on the basis of license qualifications at the level of expertise in the field of Turkish language and literature teaching to have knowledge of the theoretical and ability to develop and deepen them
2	To practice Turkish Language and Literature and studies to gain understanding of the interaction with the field of interdisciplinary
3	To follow them from using the solutions to problems that require expertise in scientific research methods
4	Can be construct problem, develop solutions, solve, evaluate the results of Turkish Language and Literature in the field as an independent
5	Using scientific and professional activities related to the field of information and communication technologies
6	To evaluate Turkish Language and Literature with a critical eye obtained in the information
7	To make a comparative scientific studies, between Turkish Language and Literature and other literatures / disciplines
8	Can be learn a foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B2 General will make using the research in the field of oral and written communication skills
9	To perform, related to the field of scientific, social, cultural, social and ethical responsibilities of knowing, adoption, and ability
10	To evaluate and interpret, developments in the field of culture and literature in line with national values and the country the facts
11	Can be develop and apply License information on the basis of literary texts theoretical knowledge obtained
12	To apply to transfer, modern teaching methods, techniques, strategies and approaches to literature of education

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of Turkish Languages and Literature enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and work in these institutions as educational expert. In addition, students may work as editor in private sector (in the publish in houses)

Access to Further Studies

Graduates who successfully completed the Masters Degree may apply to doctorate (third cycle) programmes in the same or in related disciplines.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 2 compulsory and 18 elective courses. There is a total of 18 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 9 courses in fall and 9 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 6 / 134 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	STD 5027	PHONETIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE TURKISH TEXTS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
G	2	EBE 5039	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	16
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	STD 5003	CRITICAL LITERARY THEORIES I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	2	STD 5005	TURKISH POETRY IN REPUBLICAN ERA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	3	STD 5007	THEORIES AND ANALYSES OF NOVEL-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	4	STD 5019	COMPERATIVE TURKISH AND WORLD LITERATURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	5	STD 5011	ITEMS OF EDUCATION IN THE MATHNAWI	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	6	STD 5013	SYNTAX IN ANATOLIAN TURKISH	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	7	STD 5009	TURKISH LITERATURE RESOURCES-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	STD 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	27
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	STD 5004	METHODS OF LITERARY CRITICISM-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	2	STD 5008	THEORIES AND ANALYSES OF NOVEL-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	3	STD 5012	CONTEMPORARY THEORIES IN TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	4	STD 5016	STUDIES ON THE HISTORY OF TURKISH LANGUAGE TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	5	STD 5036	INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS OF TURKISH	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	6	STD 5020	POSTMODERNISM IN TURKISH LITERATURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	7	STD 5022	PROSE IN REPUBLICAN ERA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	8	STD 5024	TURKISH LITERATURE RESOURCES-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	9	STD 5018	FOLK LITERATURE- FOLK POETRY RELATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	STD 5198	EXPERTISE FIELD	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
G	2	STD 5199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	27
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	STD 5198	EXPERTISE FIELD	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
G	2	STD 5199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	27
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations: One midterm examination (given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester) and one final exam. The instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Graduation Requirements

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, one seminar course, and thesis, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme is 120 ECTS. Graduation requirements in detail are explained in the section Qualification Requirements and Regulations.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute 35150, Buca-Izmir-Turkey
Web Page:
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=137
Head of Department:
Prof. Dr. Şerif Ali Bozkaplan
ali.bozkaplan@deu.edu.tr
AKTS/DS Coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Özlem FEDAİ
ozlem.durmaz@deu.edu.tr

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