COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS: READING/WRITING I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7047 PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS: READING/WRITING I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to make experience the place of the philosophical reading among other types of reading.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course the student will be able to distinguish various types of reading.
2   to distinguish the differences among different strategies of various types of reading.
3   to comprehend the differences between various types of reading.
4   to search out the required reading strategies while studying various texts.
5   to justify the idea that different types of reading requires different reading strategies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is a text What is reading a text
2 Different types of reading: plain texts
3 Different types of reading: plain texts
4 Different types of reading: fictional texts
5 Different types of reading: fictional texts
6 Different types of reading: fictional texts
7 Different types of reading: philosophical texts
8 Midterm
9 Different types of reading: philosophical texts
10 Different types of reading: philosophical texts
11 Different types of reading: philosophical texts
12 Different types of reading: philosophical texts
13 Different types of reading: philosophical texts
14 Different types of reading: philosophical texts

Recomended or Required Reading

- Akşit Göktürk, OKUMA UĞRAŞISI, Istanbul: YKY, 2010.
- Akşit Göktürk, SÖZÜN ÖTESI, Istanbul: YKY, 2012.
- Alberto Manguel, OKUMANIN TARIHI, Istanbul: YKY, 2013.
- Umberto Eco, YANLIŞ OKUMALAR, Istanbul: Can Yayınları, 2012.
- Umberto Eco, ANLATI ORMANLARINDA ALTI GEZINTI, Istanbul: Can Yayınları, 2012.
- Umberto Eco, YORUM VE AŞIRI YORUM, Istanbul: Can Yayınları, 2012.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation
LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the assignment of the student and by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 79 17
levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr
http://www.leventaysever.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1544
LO.2555
LO.354
LO.4
LO.54555