The course aims at acquainting the students with general information about Turkish literary commentary; making comparative studies on the importance of comments, the reason why they were written, their general characteristics, method, and important works of this tradition.
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)
Professor M. Fatih Köksal
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture Reading Discussion
Principle Sources
Pekolcay, Necla; Sevim, Emine (1991), Yunus Emre Şerhleri, Kültür Bakanlığı.
-Ceylan, Ömür (2007), Tasavvufi Şiir Şerhleri, Kapı Yayınları, İstanbul.
-Ceylan, Ömür, (2010), Böyle Buyurdu Sufi, Kapı Yay.
Yazma ve matbu tasavvufi şiir şerhi örnekleri
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Scope, goals, importance, rules, and requirements
Lecture Reading Discussion
2. Week
Commentary conception
Lecture Reading Discussion
3. Week
The historical development of Turkish commentary tradition
Lecture Reading Discussion
4. Week
The historical development of Turkish commentary tradition
Lecture Reading Discussion
5. Week
Sufis who come into prominence with their commentator identity
Lecture Reading Discussion
6. Week
Sufis who come into prominence with their commentator identity
Lecture Reading Discussion
7. Week
Midterm
8. Week
Method properties of sufistic commentary
Lecture Reading Discussion
9. Week
Method properties of sufistic commentary
Lecture Reading Discussion
10. Week
Samples of the important sufistic commentary texts
Lecture Reading Discussion
11. Week
Samples of the important sufistic commentary texts
Lecture Reading Discussion
12. Week
Samples of the important sufistic commentary texts
Lecture Reading Discussion
13. Week
Samples of the important sufistic commentary texts
Lecture Reading Discussion
14. Week
Samples of the important sufistic commentary texts
Lecture Reading Discussion
15. Week
Samples of the important sufistic commentary texts
Lecture Reading Discussion
16. Week
Final
17. Week
Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
The doctoral students collect the theoretical, practical information, and texts according to the department’s special method; they interpret them and attain a synthesis by making the interdisciplinary analyses.
PO-2
The students are able to grasp the historical and cultural basis of the Turkish world literature in classical period; they recognize the features of the texts’ language of this period and evaluate in terms of literary. In addition, the students recognize the scientific and sufistic works created in the collective cultural geography.
PO-3
The students are able to assess the texts of the Turkish Language and Literature from the beginning until today in terms of literary and philology.
PO-4
The students are able to follow the historical alphabets of the Turkish language through the original texts; they are able to make textual analysis by comparing with the texts of western and eastern literature.
PO-5
The students are able to identify the schools and styles situated in classical Turkish poet. They are able to read and comment on the various texts of these schools and styles.
PO-6
The students are equipped with the basic knowledge and ability to do scientific research and study in the Turkish Language and Literature at postgraduate level
PO-7
The students are able to recognize the texts of the historical and modern Turkish dialects; they are able to examine these texts in terms of lexicography, etymology, semantics, phonetics, and morphology; they are able to compare these dialects with each other.
PO-8
The students are able to attain the written and verbal sources based upon the scientific research methods and conduct a field study.
PO-9
The students are able to confirm and classify the elements of folk culture and folkloric materials in the individual and anonymous works created as part of verbal culture.
PO-10
The students find a chance to research and examine extensively the language, literature, art, and culture of the Turkish Language and Literature from the history to the present day.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
The students learn what commentary conception is
LO-2
The students learn the historical development of Turkish comment tradition
LO-3
The students recognize sufis who come into prominence with their “Commentators” identity, their works and styles.
LO-4
The students are able to comprehend, analyze and interpret the important commentary texts written to the sufistic poetry.
LO-5
The students learn the features of the method of commentary of the sufsitic poetry in company with the sample text.
