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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE492

NON-FICTION LITERATURE

Course Code
TDE492
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 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. Comprehend the genres of non-fiction works in Turkish literature.
  2. Analyze non-fiction literature products in Turkish literature.
  3. Evaluate these text from a critical view.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course concentrates on subgenres such as essay, critique, letter, memoire, travel writing, biography and autobiography. It evaluates and analysis literature products in the context of related concepts, definitions and theories of non-fiction.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Non-fiction: Genre, theory and definitions.
2nd Week The historical development of non-fiction literature
3rd Week The historical development of non-fiction literature
4th Week Seferatname and Seyahatname
5th Week Travel writing
6th Week Letter writing
7th Week Diary
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Memoire
10th Week Essay
11th Week Essay
12th Week Criticism
13th Week Biography
14th Week Autobiography
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingAdak, Hülya. Biyografide Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Ahmet Mithat ya da Bir Osmanlı Erkek Yazarın Kanonlaşması. Merhaba Ey Muharrir! : Ahmet Mithat Üzerine Eleştirel Yazılar. Der. Nükhet Esen ve Erol Köroğlu. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2005.
Akar, Şevket Kamil ve İrfan Karakoç. Siyasi Tarih Kaynağı Olarak Hatırat ve Gezi Notları. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi 2.1 (2004): 383-421.
Bellos, David. Yazınsal Yaşamöyküsü Yazarlığı Denen Beceriksiz Sanat. Kitap-lık 36 (1999): 179-186.
Demiralp, Oğuz. Yaşamöyküsü Mezartaşına Yazılır. Kitap-lık. 36 (1999): 173-178.
Enginün, İnci. Yeni Türk Edebiyatı: Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyete. İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2005.
Ercilasun, Bilge. Servet-i Fünun?da Edebi Tenkit. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2004.
Gökalp Alpaslan, Gonca. Özyaşamöyküsünde Yazarın Yeniden Doğuşu. Ankara: Ürün Yayınları, 2016.
Aksoy, Nazan. Kurgulanmış Benlikler: Otobiyografi, Kadın, Cumhuriyet. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2009.
İsen, Mustafa. Tezkireden Biyografiye. İstanbul: Kapı Yayınları, 2010.
Hece Aylık Edebiyat Dergisi Günlük Özel Sayısı. 222/223/224 Haziran- Temmuz- Ağustos (2015).
Hece Aylık Edebiyat Dergisi Gezi Özel Sayısı. 174/175/176 Haziran (2011).
Hece Aylık Edebiyat Dergisi Mektup Özel Sayısı. 114/115/116 Haziran-Temmuz-Ağustos (2006).
Hece Aylık Edebiyat Dergisi Eleştiri Özel Sayısı. 77/78/79 Haziran-Temmuz-Ağustos (2003).
Çelebioğlu, Sinem. Türk Edebiyatı?nda Modern Biyografinin Doğuşu. Yüksek lisans tezi. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, 2007.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 15
Attendance 1 5
Presentation of Book 1 5
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 25 25
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load124
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.13
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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