TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Leyla Burcu Dündar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Comprehend the relation between literature and society. 2) Learns methods in sociology of literature 3) Interpret literary texts from a sociological perspective.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is designed to provide the students with an opportunity to analyze literature with its social context. Within this framework, literary texts are examined with a sociological approach.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is literature? 2nd Week Literature and society 3rd Week What is sociology of literature? 4th Week History of sociology of literature 5th Week Sociology of literature in Turkey 6th Week Methods in sociology of literature 7th Week Introduction to sociological reading 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Textual analysis 10th Week Textual analysis 11th Week Textual analysis 12th Week Textual analysis 13th Week Textual analysis 14th Week Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Alver, Köksal (Ed.). Edebiyat Sosyolojisi. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2004. Alver, Köksal. Edebiyat Sosyolojisi İncelemeleri. Ankara: Hece Yayınları, 2004. Escarpit, Robert. Edebiyat Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1992.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 20 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 2 6 12 Total Workload 96 Total Workload / 30 3,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No