TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
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) Learn the characteristics of post-1980s Turkish litature. 2) Recognize major authors of contemporary Turkish literature. 3) Analyze significant works of the period. 4) Read texts in different literary genres.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Contemporary Turkish literature covers a period that is formed by a rich cultural background and focuses on current literary trends. This course aims to examine the social and cultural background that has transformed Turkish literature from the 1980s to the present. In this framework, prominent authors of contemporary literature are introduced and their works are interpreted in a comparative manner.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Characteristics of post-1980 Turkish literature 2nd Week Poetry in the 1980s: Nilgün Marmara, Haydar Ergülen 3rd Week Short story in the 1980s: Cemil Kavukçu 4th Week Novel in the 1980s: Orhan Pamuk 5th Week Novel in the 1980s: Latife Tekin 6th Week Poetry in the 1990s: küçük İskender, Birhan Keskin 7th Week Short story in the 1990s: Murathan Mungan 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Novel in the 1990s: Metin Kaçan 10th Week Novel in the 1990s:İhsan Oktay Anar 11th Week Poetry in the 2000s: Didem Madak, Kemal Varol 12th Week Short story in the 2000s: Ayfer Tunç 13th Week Novel in the 2000s: Aslı Erdoğan 14th Week Novel in the 2000s: Murat Uyurkulak
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Asiltürk, Baki. 1980 Kuşağı: Türk Şiirinin Poetikası. İstanbul: Toroslu Kitaplığı, 2006. Gürbilek, Nurdan. Vitrinde Yaşamak: 1980'lerin Kültürel İklimi. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1992. Korkmaz, Ramazan. (Ed). Yeni Türk Edebiyatı El Kitabı: 1839-2000. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2005. Moran, Berna. Türk Romanına Eleştirel Bir Bakış 3. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1998.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Practice 2 10 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 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 14 14 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 7 7 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 2 7 14 Total Workload 121 Total Workload / 30 4,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No