COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUFISTIC TURKISH LITERATURE I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TDE 2031 SUFISTIC TURKISH LITERATURE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CAFER ŞEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature

Course Objective

This program aims to introduce and teach important sufi poets and writers and their works.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student learns mysticism.
2   The student learns Mystic Turkish Literature
3   Explains to places of Ahmet Yasawi, Mevlana, Yunus Emre in Mystic Turkish Literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition and general characteristics of Sufism.
2 The sources and historical development of Sufism
3 Sufism and poetry.
4 Mystical Metaphors.
5 Ahmed Yasawi (His life, his art and his works)
6 Example poetry of Ahmed Yasawi's Poetry.
7 midterm exam
8 Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (His life, his art and his works)
9 Review of Mathnawi
10 Review of Mathnawi
11 Yunus Emre (His life, his art and his works)
12 Review of Diwan by Yunus Emre
13 Review of Risaletü n-Nushiyye by Yunus Emre
14 final

Recomended or Required Reading

Ahmed-i Yesevi, Divan-ı Hikmet ten Seçmeler, haz. Kemal Eraslan, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara 2000.
Süleyman Uludağ, Tasavvuf Terimleri Sözlüğü, Kabalcı yay., Istanbul 2001.
Tahirü l-Mevlevi, Mevlana-Mesnevi, Kırkambar Kitaplığı, haz. Selahaddin Tuna, Istanbul 2006.
Fuad Köprülü, Türk Edebiyatında Ilk Mutasavvıflar, Diyanet Işleri Başkanlığı Yayınları, Ankara 1981.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 3 9
Preparation for midterm exam 3 3 9
Preparation for final exam 4 3 12
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1123213411151
LO.2123212511152
LO.3124212511151