Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
180300504123	TURKISH POETRY	Elective	2	4	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To analyze the links of contemporary Turkish poetry with classical Turkish poetry, which is a long-established literary tradition. To understand the orientation and current position of Turkish poetry.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Himmet UÇ

Learning Outcomes

Knows the social, political and historical events that play a role in the development of Turkish poetry. Knows the stages of Turkish poetry from the beginning to the present. Gains knowledge of the general features, groups, generations and trends of contemporary Turkish poetry. Selects examples of poetry to use in Turkish lessons from contemporary Turkish poetry. Have knowledge about important representatives and works of contemporary Turkish poetry.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Literary trends, products and literary conflicts seen in Turkish poetry from the 1940s to the present will be introduced together. Poetics of literary journals representing these literary groups alone will be determined.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	1 An overview of Turkish poetry of the Republican Era in terms of themes, communities and formations 2 Formations, magazines, trends and themes in Turkish poetry after 1980 3 The position of contemporary Turkish poetry against tradition and its effect on tradition 4 Tradition, post-modernism and language games in the second new poem 5 Sources in the poems of the Second New Poets with Examples 6 The relationship between contemporary Turkish poetry and other arts from the Second New Day to the present (from Cemal Sürya to Didem Madak) 7 Tradition and modern age in the poems of Âsaf Hâlet Çelebi 8 mid-term exam 9 Sources of Sezai Karakoç's poems, "Lili Yar" and "Monna Rosa" poems 10 An overview of Gülten Akın's poem 11 Ismet Ozel and his poem criticism of modern life and modern people: "Of Not Being A Jew" poem 12 Cahit Zarifoğlu's poem and its position in contemporary Turkish poetry 13 Evaluation of tradition and view of modernism in Haydar Erglenen s poems Evaluation of Neo-Classical Poetics in 14 Contemporary Turkish Poetry and Celal Fedai poetry 15 Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Akyüz, Kenan (2005) Main Lines of Modern Turkish Literature I (1860-1923), Istanbul, İnkılap Publishing House. Akyüz, Kenan (1970) Turkish Poetry in Western Influence, Ankara, Doğuş Matbaacılık. Kaplan, Mehmet (2003) Turkish Poetry of the Republican Era, Istanbul, Dyolu Publications. Turkish Poetry Special Issue IV (1992), Turkish Language, Ankara, A. Ü. Printing house.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	6	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO1	4	4	5	5	5		5		5	5		5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High