Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
TDED0015		Classical Turkish Literature Prosaic Text Analyses	3/0/0	DE	Turkish	9

Course Goals	To put forth that Classical Turkish literature not only contained poetic texts but also is formed a well-established prosaic tradition. To probe the esthetic prosaic style in many texts such as tezkire, gazavatname, hamzaname, seyahatname, letter, dibace
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Instructor(s)	Professor Ömür Ceylan
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Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
Principle Sources	Fahir İz, Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nesir, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 1996.Cihan Okuyucu, Ahmet Kartal, M. Fatih Köksal. Klasik dönem Osmanlı Nesri. İstanbul : Kriter Yayınları, 2009. El yazması mensur metin örnekleri
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Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Origin of prose in classical Turkish literature and first prose examples	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
2. Week	The work of Şeyhoğlu Mustafa ve Kabusname	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
3. Week	Week Samples from Danişmendname ve Battalname	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
4. Week	Properties of 14.century prose in terms of linguistics and literature and the religious and sufistic texts.	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
5. Week	Properties of 15.century prose in terms of linguistics and literature and the religious and sufistic texts	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
6. Week	To read some samples from Gül-i Sadberg of Mesihi, Envarul-aşîkin of Yazıcıoğlu Ahmed Bican, and Tezkiretül-evliya and Tazarruname of Sinan Paşa	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
7. Week	Midterm
8. Week	General view of 16.century prose and tezkire tradition	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
9. Week	The comparative studies on the samples texts from "Meşâirüş Şuara" of Aşık Çelebi and Tezkire of Kınalızade Hasan Çelebi and other tezkires	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
10. Week	17.century prose	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
11. Week	Selected texts from Evliya Çelebi and Seyahatname, selected texts from Faizi and Tezkire-i Zübdetül Eşar	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
12. Week	18.century prose	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
13. Week	Selected texts from Ramiz and "Adab-ı Zürafa." Selected texts from Esrar Dede and his tezkire	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
14. Week	Transformation of language of prose in literary tradition and presentation of its aesthetic values	Lecture Discussion Comparison Question-answer
15. Week	Final
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 put in order the fundamental prosaic texts from classical literature to 20.century. LO-2 The students grasp and comment on the development of the style of prose in classical literature at the level of historical periods. LO-3 The students are able to recognize the fundamental prosaic texts of classical literature. LO-4 The students evaluate the prosaic examples of classical literature in different periods by comparing them. LO-5 The students distinguish the modification of prose tradition and its principal properties during the development of classical literature.

Course Assessment Matrix:

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10
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