WORLD LITERATURE PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
TDE317	WORLD LITERATURE	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. SARP BAĞCAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective of this course is to introduce the important aspects of world literature, the well-known authors and their works, and to examine the literary texts that shape the different cultures of the world.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include; study of the works of the major representatives and authors of Persian, Indian, English, French and German literatures.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Remember the significant works and authors of world literature.
Summarize the important schools and movements in world literature.
Compare the important works and authors of Turkish and world literature.
Compare the mindset and intellectual background that constitute the world culture with the mindset and intellectual background of Turkish literature.
Assess the mindset and intellectual background that constitute world culture.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Realism movement in world literature: (19th century) Selected stories from Tolstoy.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
2	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Realism in world literature. Selected stories and irony from Gogol. The work named The Overcoat.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
3	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Dostoevsky. Notes from Underground. Dialogy in Dostoevsky. Comparison of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
4	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Selected short stories written in gothic style by Edgar Allan Poe.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
5	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Selected texts by Stefan Zweig. Readings of The Chess.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
6	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Selected texts from Anton Chekhov. Pieces of theatrical text. The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya	Lecture, question-response discussion method
7	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Reading J. Paul Sarte's Nausea	Lecture, question-response discussion method
8	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Reading Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov	Lecture, question-response discussion method
9	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Readings from William Shakespeare: Othello, Romeo and Juliet	Lecture, question-response discussion method
10	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
11	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Reading Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Information about the Absurd theater.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
12	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Reading Animal Farm by George Orwell.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
13	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Readings of İnce Memed by Yaşar Kemal.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
14	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Dostoyevsky, Kafka and Shakespeare influences in Oğuz Atay's Tutunamayanlar.	Lecture, question-response discussion method
15	Literature review, Reading Materials Assigned	Reading Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis	Lecture, question-response discussion method
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Tolstoy: Seçme Öyküler, Üç Ölüm, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010.
Gogol: Palto, Siyah Beyaz Yayınları, İstanbul, 2018.
Dostoyevski: Yeraltından Notlar, Can Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011.
Adgar Allan Poe’den Seçme Öyküler: Epsilon Yayınevi, 2016.
Stefan Zweig: Satranç, Can Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000.
J. Paul Sartre: Bulantı, Can Yayınları, İstanbul, 1994.
Ivan Gonçarov: Oblomov, İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006.
W. Sahakespeare: Othello, Romeo ve Juliette, İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006.
Yaşar Kemal: İnce Memed, YKY Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
Franz Kafka: Dönüşüm. Can Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam	1	50		Classical Exam
Final Exam	1	50		Classical Exam
TOTAL	2	100

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Describe basic communication theories with the knowledge gained in public relations and publicity.
2	List the main features of communication in items.
3	Interpret the basic characteristics of communication and create a creative solution to ensure reconciliation in an existing communication problem.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use the basic information in the field of Public Relations and Publicity in interdisciplinary studies.
2	Evaluate the knowledge related to social and natural sciences and produce projects in professional life.
3	Tell the basic concepts of public relations and advertising in detail.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Analyze and evaluate social events at national and international level in the light of current debates.
2	Use the leadership, communication and presentation skills in occupational events.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the innovations in the field of communication and important written and oral communication tools related to the field.
2	Write press releases for the purpose of introducing the institution he/she works at or owns.
3	Create communication programs within the public relations and advertising campaign.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use published domestic and foreign data sources related to public relations and advertising in the field of communication and communication area in his / her own works such as articles and projects.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Evaluate the planning processes of past communication programs, public relations and advertising practices.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use communication techniques in the right place, environment and time.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Plan communication programs in the awareness of ethical values in the professional work.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	11	2	22
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	4	10	40
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	3	6	18
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	34	0	124