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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE466

HISTORY OF CULTURE

Course Code
TDE466
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explain the major stages of development of world cultures.
  2. Summarize the basic sources and methods for gaining full insight into the Turkish culture.
  3. Compare the similarities and differences between cultures.
  4. Relate history and cultural heritage.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course introduces the meaning of culture as a social term and, examines a set of terms related to culture, as well as cultural developments of representative civilizations, contents of Turkish culture, its sources and the phases it has gone through.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Development of world civilization with comparative chronology
2nd Week Mesopotomia and Egypt civilizations
3rd Week Anatolian civilizations
4th Week Hellenic and Roman civilizations
5th Week China and Indian civilizations
6th Week Islamic civilization
7th Week Europe in medieval times
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Modern Western civilization
10th Week World languages and religions
11th Week Turkish culture before Islamic period
12th Week Islamic civilization and Turks
13th Week Turkish culture in the Ottoman period
14th Week Turkish culture in the modernization period
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingAtlaslı Büyük Uygarlıklar Ansiklopedisi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2000.
Barthold, Wilhelm ve Fuad Köprülü. İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi. Ankara: Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, 1999.
Bonnefay, Yves. Mitolojiler Sözlüğü- Antik Mitolojiler ve Çağdaş Dünya Dinleri. Ankara: Dost Yayınları, 2000.
Braudel, Ferdinand. Uygarlıkların Grameri. Ankara: İmge Yayınları, 1996.
Çoruhlu, Yaşar. Türk Mitolojisinin Ana Hatları. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları, 2000.
Durant, Will. Medeniyetin Temelleri. İstanbul: Birleşik Yayınları, 1996.
Golf, J. E. Ortaçağ Batı Uygarlığı. İzmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları, 1999.
Öztuna, Yılmaz. Büyük Osmanlı Tarihi. İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınları, 1997.
Pirenne, Henri. Ortaçağ Avrupası'nın Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi. İstanbul: Alan Yayınları, 1983.
Rossanberg, Donna. Dünya Mitolojisi. Ankara: İmge Yayınları, 1996.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Presentation
  • Project
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Assignment 2 15
Project 1 10
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 15 2 30
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 15 2 30
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 16 16
Total Work Load113
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.76
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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