KNOWLEDGE AND THEORIES OF LITERATURE 1

TRK101

Course Code: TRK101
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Nihal Yavuz

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the definition, scope, and place of literature within the fine arts.
Define the fundamental concepts, fields of study, and sources of literary studies.
Outline the historical development and key periods of Turkish literature.
Analyze the meter, rhyme, refrain, and other elements of harmony used in Turkish poetry by examining the texts.
Identify the basic poetic forms used in Old Turkish literature, Turkish folk literature, and New Turkish literature, and examine them through examples.
Examine and evaluate Turkish literary texts in terms of genre, form, content, language, and aesthetic characteristics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Literature Knowledge and Theories I is a fundamental field course that addresses the basic concepts of literature and the formal, structural, and genre characteristics of literary texts. The course covers the definition of literature and its place within the fine arts, the relationship between language and literature, literary language and literariness, the basic concepts of literary studies, the historical development and classification of Turkish literature, structural and harmonious elements in poetry, meter, rhyme, and refrain, as well as the poetic forms and literary genres used in Turkish literature. Furthermore, through selected literary texts, the course aims to develop students' skills in recognizing, distinguishing, analyzing, and applying fundamental concepts of literary knowledge to textual analysis.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Literature and Fine Arts
2^nd Week	Language, Literature and Literary Studies
3^rd Week	Literary Science and Basic Literary Terms
4^th Week	Sources of Literature and Classification of Turkish Literature
5^th Week	Harmony in Poetry: Meter, Rhythm, Rhythm and Refrain
6^th Week	Harmony in Poetry: Meter, Rhythm, Rhythm and Refrain
7^th Week	Poetic Forms in Turkish Literature
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Poetic Forms in Turkish Literature
10^th Week	Literary Genres in Old Turkish Literature
11^th Week	Literary Genres in Old Turkish Literature
12^th Week	Literary Genres in Turkish Folk Literature
13^th Week	Literary Genres in Turkish Folk Literature
14^th Week	Literary Genres in Modern Turkish Literature

Recommended or Required Reading

AYTAŞ, Gıyaseddin, Edebiyat Bilgi ve Kuramları, Ankara: İldem Yayınları
Dilçin, Cem (2000). Örneklerle Türk Şiiri. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları
MACİT, Muhsin -Soldan, Uğur (2005), Edebiyat Bilgi ve Teorileri, Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları.
Çetişli, İsmail (2004), Batı Edebiyatında Edebi Akımlar, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
MORAN, Berna (2004), Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	2	25	50
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	1	3	3
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	18	18
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X
K2	X
K3
K4
K5			X
K6		X
K7
K8
K9
K10				X