COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 7 (POETRY STUDIES IN TURKISH LITERATURE)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TED 4007 FIELD ELC. 7 (POETRY STUDIES IN TURKISH LITERATURE) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ALI BOZKAPLAN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to provide students with the ability to deeply examine and interpret important poems from different periods of Turkish literature. Students will be able to analyze the structural features of poems (verse forms, meter, rhyme, repeated voice, etc.), themes, images, symbols, sound and rhythm characteristics, the poet's style, his/her relationship with literary movements, and historical, social, and cultural contexts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explain the historical development and important movements of poetry in Turkish literature.
2   2. Will be able to recognize the leading poets and poems of Divan literature, Folk literature, Tanzimat, Servet-i Fünun, National Literature, Republic and later periods.
3   3. Will be able to analyze the verse forms, meters (aruz, syllable), rhyme and repeated voice patterns of selected Turkish poems.
4   4. Will be able to identify and interpret the basic themes, images, symbols and allegorical narratives in the poems examined.
5   5. Will be able to determine the sound and rhythm characteristics of poems (alliteration, assonance, emphasis, pause, etc.) and evaluate their effects.
6   6. Will be able to analyze the poets' original styles, language use and poetic approaches.
7   7. Will be able to relate the poems examined to the historical, social, cultural and political contexts of the period to which they belong.
8   8. Will be able to apply the basic literary criticism approaches used in poetry studies (formalist criticism, semiotic criticism, psychoanalytical criticism, Marxist criticism, etc.).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course: Historical Development and Importance of Poetry in Turkish Literature
2 Divan Literature Poetry: Verse Forms, Aruz Meter and Rhyme Scheme
3 Divan Literature Poetry: Themes, Subjects and Symbols
4 Folk Literature Poetry: Verse Forms, Syllabic Metre and Rhyme Scheme
5 Folk Literature Poetry: Themes, Imagery, and Idioms
6 Poetry of the Tanzimat Period: New Themes and Western Influence
7 Poetry of the Servet-i Fünun Period: Individual Emotions and the Aesthetics of Love
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Poetry of the National Literature Period: National Identity and a Populist Discourse
10 Poetry in the Early Republic: Different Quests and New Themes
11 Poetry After the Garip Movement: Plain Language and Daily Life
12 His Second New Poem: Image Density and Abstract Expression
13 His Second New Poem: Image Density and Abstract Expression
14 Formal Analysis in Poetry Analysis: Analysis of Verse Form, Meter, Rhyme and Sound Elements
15 Thematic and Imaginative Analysis in Poetry Analysis: Determining Themes, Interpreting Images and Symbols
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kaplan, Mehmet ( 1976 ). Poetry Analysis . Dergah Publications.
Onay, Cemal ( 1993 ). The Evolution of Turkish Poetry . Akçağ Publications.
Uygur, Nermi ( 1998 ). The Relationship between Poetry and Philosophy . Yapı Kredi Publications.
Tekin, Mehmet ( 2006 ). The Art of Poetry . Ötüken Publications.
Abrams, M.H., & Harpham, Geoffrey Galt ( 2014 ). A Glossary of Literary Terms . Cengage Learning.
Culler, Jonathan ( 2017 ). A Very Short Introduction to Literary Theory (Translation: Esra Köprübaşı). Ithaki Publications. (Original publication date: 1997 )

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there are no special evaluation criteria.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should prepare for the subjects specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.bozkaplan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64
LO.74
LO.84

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