COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMOR AND SATIRE IN THE NEW TURKISH LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TDE 2046 HUMOR AND SATIRE IN THE NEW TURKISH LITERATURE 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

Turkish sense of humor is based on words. It manifests itself in both colloquial and literary texts. In this course, it is clear to determine the place of humor in Turkish literature by examining the humor in literary texts. In the meantime, examples from literary texts will be given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students can collect the material related to the field from the library or archive and analyze this material in the light of scientific methods.
2   To be able to use / apply knowledge, to make comparative studies during and before the term. Gaining the ability to express critical thinking in a constructive way, to use priority and to express one's own opinion.
3   The student can use the information about the sources of New Turkish Literature in studies related to the field.
4   The student has the knowledge and equipment to teach the discipline / literature in educational institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An overview of humor in Turkish literature Humor and satire in Rıfat Ilgaz and Aziz Nesin
2 Humor and satire literature terms Humor in Hüseyin Rahmi and Ahmet Rasim
3 Basic characteristics of Turkish humor and satire understanding Final
4 Grouping of humorous texts
5 Sample texts from humorous works
6 Grouping satirical texts
7 Midterm
8 Sample texts from satirical works
9 Midterm Exam WeekHumor and satire in Neyzen Tevfik
10 Humor and satire in Faruk Nafiz
11 Humor and satire in Orhan Veli
12 Humor in Muzaffer Izgü and Metin Üstündağ
13 Humor story

Recomended or Required Reading

MAIN SOURCE
Hilmi Yücebaş, Hiciv ve Mizah Edebiyatı Antolojisi, Istanbul 2004. Kaya Bilgegil, Edebiyat Bilgi ve Teorileri, Istanbul 1989.
Tunca Kontantamer, Temmuzda Kar Satmak, Yayına Haz. Fatih Ülgen-Şerife Yalçınkaya, Ankara 2007.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE

ERCILASUN, Bilge (1981), Servet-i Fünun da Edebi Tenkit, Kültür Bakanlıgı Yay., Ankara
KURDAKUL, Sükran (1976), Çagdas Türk Edebiyatı, May Yayınları, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face

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

Writting exam

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 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11113
LO.212133
LO.324313
LO.42121

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