COURSE UNIT TITLE

: IDEAS ON THE THESIS OF TURKISH HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 5016 IDEAS ON THE THESIS OF TURKISH HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN SERCE

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to show political and intellectual conditions that gave rise to emergence of the Turkish Thesis of History and probe discussion processes which began with emergence of the thesis

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain main bases of the Turkish Thesis of History
2   To comment on Western Thinkers who provide a basis for the Turkish Thesis of History and their ideas
3   To analyze discussions about Turkish Thesis of History
4   To consider Turkish Thesis of History within socio-political developments of that period
5   To prepare a presentation related to subject

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aim and importance of the course and discussion of main references
2 Development of Anthropology and Nationalism in the West
3 National Historiography
4 Construction Process of Turkish Thesis of History
5 References of the Turkish Thesis of History
6 Turkish Thesis of History and The Sun Language Theory
7 Turkish Thesis of History and Official Historiography
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Turkish Thesis of History and Reconstruction of the concept of Turkishness
10 Atatürk and Turkish Thesis of History
11 Turkish Thesis of History - Criticisms I
12 Turkish Thesis of History - Criticisms II
13 Turkish Thesis of History -Discussions (Presentations)
14 Reflections of the Turkish Thesis of History to Modern Days
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Inan, Afet. (1939). "Atatürk ve Tarih Tezi", Belleten, C.3, S.10, ss. 243-246
2. Aydın, Suavi (1996). "Türk Tarih Tezi ve Halkevleri". Kebikeç, S.3, ss. 107-130
3. Berktay, Halil. (1983). "Tarih Çalışmaları", Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, 9. Cilt. Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları
4. Caymaz, Birol (2007). Türkiye'de Vatandaşlık, Resmi Ideoloji ve Yansımaları. Istanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
5. Copeaux, Etienne (2006). Tarih Ders Kitaplarında (1931-1993) Türk Tarih Tezinden Türk-Islam Sentezine. Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları
6. Copeaux, Etienne (2002). "Türk Milliyetçiliği: Sözcükler, Tarih, Işaretler". Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce, C. 4- Milliyetçilik, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları
7. Çoker, Fahri (1983). Türk Tarih Kurumu - Kuruluş Amacı ve Çalışmaları. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi
8. Ersanlı, Büşra (2006). Iktidar ve Tarih - Türkiye'de "Resmi Tarih" Tezinin Oluşumu (1929-1937). Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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)

erkan.serce@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.135
LO.235
LO.335
LO.435
LO.5355

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