COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKISH AND WESTERN CULTURES II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 2036 RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKISH AND WESTERN CULTURES II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to evaluate the relationship between the Turkish and European cultures on the basis of philology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To use the new perspective they have gained on the relationship between the Turkish and European cultures.
2   To determine the Turkish borrowings in the European languages.
3   To assess the cultural elements in the European languages borrowed from Turkish.
4   To analyze the cultural relationship between Turkish and non- European cultures.
5   To relate Turkish with Indo-European languages.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course content
2 Relationship between Turkish and Non- European languages I
3 Relationship between Turkish and Non-European languages II
4 Relationship between Turkish and Non European languages III
5 Relationship between Turkish and Slavic languages
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm Exam
8 Turkish Borrowings in Persian, Indian and Armenian
9 The Word kabak in Slavic Languages
10 The Word obur in Slavic and Indo-European Languages
11 The Word dilmaç in Slavic and Indo-European Languages
12 Turkish as a Mediating Language I
13 Turkish as a Mediating Language II
14 Turkish as a Mediating Language III
15 General Assessment
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ilber Ortaylı (2007), Avrupa ve Biz, Iş Bankası Yayınları
2. Etymological dictionaries of European languages

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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