COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORIENTAL STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5049 ORIENTAL STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞEYHMUS RECAI TEKOĞLU

Offered to

History

Course Objective

This course aims to study historical development of oriental studies in Europe. Oriental studies are mostly confused with the political and religious concept of orientalism as it was expressed to define the static and undeveloped feature of the East in respect to the West's superiority. It often refers to Midlle East, Asia and Islam but the primitive origine of the East goes bact to the early narrations of Greeks and Romans on Egyptiasns, Assyriand and Persians. The exotic and misterious world of the East are treated in litterature and depicted in art but oriental studies have an important role in archaeology, linguistics and philosophy. During the course the latters will be treated.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to define history of oriental studies
2   able to compare East with West
3   able to explain the beginning of oriental studies in Europe
4   able to discuss the past of oriental studies
5   able to analyze social, cultural and political results of oriental studies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 the area of oriental studies lectures
2 establishment of oriental institutes in the West lectures
3 German oriental istitutes lectures
4 British Royal Academy of oriental studies lectures
5 French Istututes of oriental studies lectures
6 Italian oriental societies lectures
7 American oriental societies lectures
8 midterm
9 East according to Hellenistic and Roman worlds lectures
10 Europepan expeditions to the East lectures
11 French conquest of Egypt lectures
12 born of Egyptology lectures
13 born of Assyriology lectures
14 Semitism and Iran lectures

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Z. Lockman,2004, Contending Vision of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism, Cambridge
2) D. Weir, 2011, Amrican Orient: Imaging the East from the Colonial Era through the 20th Century, Massachusetts
3) B. McCabe, 2008, Orientalism in Early Modern France, Oxford
4) U. Woköck, 2009, German Orientalism: the Study of the >Midddle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945, London
5) American oriental Society pubblications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) lectures
2) presentations
3) homeworks

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1) midterm 40 %
2) final 60 % will be assessed

Assessment Criteria

1) LO 1-3 in midterm exam
2) LO 4-5 in final exam will be assessed

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendanceat least 70 % to the lessons is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

recai.tekoglu@deu.edu.tr
phone: 17742

Office Hours

by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1443
LO.2443
LO.3443
LO.4443
LO.5443