COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY TURKISH NOVEL

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4316 RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY TURKISH NOVEL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NECDET ŞENGÜN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

In this course, the novels written by contemporary Turkish novelists will be read by taking religion into the centre and the topics will be evaluated. Thus, students will see how religion is considered in novels which are important elements of our cultural heritage. So, students will be familiar with novelists and their novels; then it will be provided that these novels will guide them in their future.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will have information on the contemporary Turkish novels and novelists.
2   Will be able to detect the theme of religion dealt in novels
3   Will be an educated theologian.
4   Will benefit from these novels in their writings.
5   Will be expected to use these novels and the theme of religion in these novels in their classes for those who will be teacher; and be expected to choose the good characters from the characters and typologies in the novels as a guide.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 On Attila Ilhan's Novel Allah'ın Süngüleri
2 On Yusuf Atılgan's Novel Anayurt Oteli
3 On Elif Shafak's Novel Mahrem
4 On Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar's Novel Huzur
5 On Necip Fazıl Kısakürek's Novel Aynadaki Yalan
6 On Peyami Safa's Novel Fatih-Harbiye
7 On Kemal Tahir's Novel Esir Şehrin Insanları
8 Mid-term Exam
9 On Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's Novel Mai ve Siyah
10 On Reşat Nuri Güntekin's Novel Yeşil Gece
11 On Yakup Kadir Karaosmanoğlu's Novel Nur Baba
12 On Şule Yüksel Şenler's Novel Huzur Sokağı
13 On Emine Şenlikoğlu's Novel Imamın Manken Kızı
14 On Halit Ertuğrul's Novel Cennete Giden Günahkar
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

In this course, the novels written in the Course Outline will be used as sources.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, reading, research, Q&A, presentation, discussion, homework and practice

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

necdet.sengun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Open

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51