COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING OTTOMAN HISTORY IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 5029 TEACHING OTTOMAN HISTORY IN SECONDARY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YAHYA ARAZ

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students with a general framework for teaching Ottoman history in secondary education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze the teaching of Ottoman history in textbooks
2   To be able to discuss the evolution of Ottoman history teaching in textbooks
3   To be able to discuss the future of Ottoman history teaching in textbooks
4   To be able to discuss visuals, maps, and figures related to Ottoman history in textbooks within a historical context

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction: Objectives, Methods, and Scope
2 History Textbooks and Nation-Building in Turkey
3 Development of Ottoman Historiography in Turkey
4 Ottoman History in Early Republican Textbooks (1923 1950)
5 Textbooks and the Teaching of Ottoman History during the Transition to Multi-Party Politics
6 Ottoman History in Textbooks of Post-1980 Coup to the 2000s
7 Textbook Reforms and Curriculum Overhauls (2000s Present)
8 Midterm Exam / Project Proposal Submission
9 Themes: Ottoman Modernization and Tanzimat in Textbooks
10 Themes: Reflections of the Transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic in Textbooks
11 Themes: Representation of Women, Peasants, Workers, and Nomads
12 Themes: Religious Communities and Minorities in Textbooks
13 Visuals, Maps, and Diagrams in Teaching Ottoman History
14 Comparative Perspectives: Ottoman History in History Textbooks outside Türkiye
15 Final Presentations / Reflection Session

Recomended or Required Reading

History textbooks for secondary education
Curriculum documents from the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MEB)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar preparation, case presentation and discussion

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Preparation for final exam 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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