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Master's of Turkish Language and Literature with Thesis

TDE508

OTTOMAN CULTURAL HISTORY

Course Code
TDE508
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn Ottoman cultural history and how it reflects to texts.
  2. Learn to examine a Divan poem with different scientific methods.
  3. Learn the classificiation of Ottoman cultural history (social life, rituals, architectural structure...) and read about a text by using these classifications.
  4. Develop a perspective on how the texts should be used as materials in the study of cultural history.
Mode of Delivery
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the socio-cultural aspects of Ottoman era, and daily life through the analysis various texts.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Concepts of culture and national culture
2nd Week Ottoman cultural life
3rd Week Cultural examination methods
4th Week Cultural examination methods
5th Week Architectural signs in the Ottoman cultural history
6th Week Mythological items in the Ottoman cultural history
7th Week Mythological items in the Ottoman cultural history
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Entertainment life in Ottoman culture
10th Week Tradition, beliefs and rituals in Ottoman cultural history
11th Week Text analysis
12th Week Text analysis
13th Week Text analysis
14th Week Text analysis
15th Week General evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingArslan, Mehmet. Osmanlı Saray Düğünleri ve Şenlikleri. İstanbul: Çamlıca Basım Yayın, 2014.
İnalcık, Halil. Has Bağçede Ayş u Tarab. İstanbul: İş Bankası Yayınları, 2010.
Kalpaklı, Mehmet. "Osmanlı'da Edebiyata Yansıyan Yeme-İçme Kültürü". Kuşhane: Saray Mutfağı. haz. Seyhan Livaneli. İstanbul: Bir Yudum İnsan Yayınları, 2016.
Kalpaklı, Mehmet (Haz.) Osmanlı Divan Şiiri Üzerine Metinler, İstanbul: YKY, 1999.
Tökel, Dursun Ali. Divan Şiirinde Mitolojik Unsurlar. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2000.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 15
Attendance 1 5
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
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 10 150
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 1 1
Homework 6 10 60
Presentation (including preperation) 5 5 25
Total Work Load322
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.73
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of Instruction-
Work Placement(s)No

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