COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERNISM IN TURKISH LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STD 6057 MODERNISM IN TURKISH LITERATURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ALI BOZKAPLAN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the development, characteristics and important representatives of the modernism movement in Turkish literature. It is aimed to investigate how modernism transformed Turkish literature and how this transformation was reflected in literary texts in terms of language, form, theme and content. The course aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of the impact of modernism in literary history by examining the parallels and differences between Turkish modernism and modernism in the West.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Defines the basic characteristics of the modernism movement and its place in literary history.
2   2. Discusses the development of modernism in Turkish literature and its important representatives.
3   3. Analyzes the effects of modernism on language, form and theme in Turkish literature.
4   4. Evaluates the similarities and differences between Western modernism and Turkish modernism.
5   5. Examines the relationship between Turkish modernism and literature and social change.
6   6. Analyzes the works of modernist Turkish poets and writers.
7   7. Discusses how modernist movements in Turkish literature were shaped in social, cultural and political contexts.
8   8. Evaluates the effects of modernist literary movements on contemporary Turkish literature.

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 and the Concept of Modernism
2 General Characteristics and Historical Development of Modernism
3 The First Signs of Modernism in Turkish Literature: Tanzimat and Servet-i Fünun
4 Fecr-i Ati Society and the Transition to Modernism in Turkish Literature
5 The Republican Period and Turkish Modernism
6 Representatives of Turkish Modernism
7 Symbolism and Impressionism in Modern Turkish Poetry
8 From Impressionism and Realism to Modernism: Tanzimat and Servet-i Fünun Literature
9 Innovative Narrative Techniques and Themes in Modern Turkish Novel
10 Individual and Social Literature: The Effects of Modernism
11 The Linguistic Revolution of Modernism in Turkish Literature and New Forms of Expression
12 Turkish Modernism and Western Modernism: Interaction and Differences
13 Poetic Experiments and Innovative Styles in Modernist Turkish Literature
14 Traces of Modernism in Contemporary Turkish Literature
15 Criticism of Turkish Modernism and Critical Perspectives
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Berna Moran, Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 1-2-3 (Iletişim Yayınları)
Terry Eagleton, Edebiyat Teorisine Giriş (Ayrıntı Yayınları)
Rene Wellek & Austin Warren, Edebiyat Teorisi (Imge Kitabevi)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer

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)

ali.bozkaplan@deu.edu.t

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

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