Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SOS 412 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: SOS 412 Course Title: SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NEVAL KARANFİL (nevalkaranfil@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NEVAL KARANFİL,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to analyze the social elements in different literary genres and works and to examine different periods sociologically within the framework of this analysis.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explain main notions of sociology. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-3 3. Can develop creative, resourceful in terms of conducting sociological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work.
Examination
LO-2 Analyze social structure by literary works. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-3 3. Can develop creative, resourceful in terms of conducting sociological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-6 6. Can assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence.
PO-7 7. Can use the modern techniques and devices necessary for the current practices in the field of Sociology.
PO-8 8. Can collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinarily by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Discuss practise of Turkey's modernization and westernization from Tanzimat to present. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-3 3. Can develop creative, resourceful in terms of conducting sociological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-5 5. Can dedicate to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course includes a discussion of the relationship between literature and society by tracing the cultural and social characteristics of various works of literature, such as stories and novels, in the period in which they were written.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Sociology of Literature: Definiton and puspose Lecture and discussion
2 Sociology of Literature: Scope and method Lecture method
3 Sociological elements on literary works. The relationship between literature and society. Lecture, Q&A and discussion
4 Writer as a member of society. Lecture, Q&A and discussion
5 Discussing the conditions of the period in literary works Lecture, Q&A and discussion
6 Determination of social themes in the literary work within the framework of in-text and out-of-text Lecture, Q&A and discussion
7 Analysis of examples from different types of literature (short story, novel, theater, fairy tale) Lecture, Q&A and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Sociological elements on Ömer Seyfettin's short stories. Determination of a story by the author, preliminary preparation by the students and discussion in class
10 Sociological elements on Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil 's short stories Determination of a story by the author, preliminary preparation by the students and discussion in class
11 Sociological elements on Memduh Şevket Esendal's short stories Determination of a story by the author, preliminary preparation by the students and discussion in class
12 Sociological elements on Samim Kocagöz's short stories Determination of a story by the author, preliminary preparation by the students and discussion in class
13 Oral culture transfer and social themes in fairy tales (examples from Anatolian, European and Middle Eastern fairy tales) Determination of a fairy tale, preliminary preparation by the students and discussion in class
14 Social themes in dramas and analyses of a drama Determination of a Turkish drama by the author, preliminary preparation by the students and discussion in class
15 Social themes in movies and analyzing a movie/series episode Watching and analyzing the movie/series episode
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Köksal Alver; Edebiyat Sosyolojisi, Hece Yayınları, Ankara 2006
2 Francis E. Merril; Edebiyat Sosyolojisi (Çev.Gubse Uzun)
3 Gustave Lanson; Edebiyat Tarihi ve Sosyoloji, Çev. Cemil Meriç, Hisar, Sayı 154, 1976
4 Lucien Goldman, Roman Sosyolojisi, Birleşik Yayınlar, Ankara 1999.
Required Course instruments and materials
Source books, short stories, fairy-tales, movies/series episode

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 12 12
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 6 1 6
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90