Information Package / Course Catalogue
Authors and Texts I
Course Code: FDE225
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: French
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To analyse selected texts from Medivial Literature’s writers’ works and to inform the student about the writer and his/her work in the frame of these texts.

Course Content

To analyze a selected text or a novel through literary criticism and interpretation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet SAYIN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain Medieval French Literature
2.To be able to comprehend this period’s writers
3.To be able to explain this period’s literary works
4.To be able to analyse and interpret texts taken from literary works
5.To be able to make a literary comparison between oeuvres
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dix Siecles De Littérature Française 1.Du Moyen Age Au XVIIIe Siècle, P. Deshusses, L.Karlson, P.Thornander, Bordas, Paris, 1984
2.Petite Histoire de la Littérature Française 3e édition, J.Calvet, Editions de Gigord, 1973
3.Ortaçağ Fransız Edebiyatı, Süheyla Bayrav, Multilingual, İstanbul, 2001
4.Fransız Edebiyatı, Berke Vardar, Multilingual, İstanbul, 2005
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Survey of Medieval French literature
Week 2 - Theoretical
Survey of Medieval French literature and study of Medieval French writers
Week 3 - Theoretical
Le Serment de Strasbourg
Week 4 - Theoretical
Les Chansons de Geste
Week 5 - Theoretical
Les Chansons de Geste
Week 6 - Theoretical
La Chanson de Roland
Week 7 - Theoretical
Course Materials
Week 8 - Theoretical
La Chanson de Roland
Week 9 - Theoretical
Roman de Renart
Week 10 - Theoretical
Roman de Renart
Week 11 - Theoretical
Roman de la Rose
Week 12 - Theoretical
Roman de la Rose –“ Les Vertus du Galant Homme”
Week 13 - Theoretical
François Villon
Week 14 - Theoretical
François Villon
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
5
5
2
4
2
4
2
2
2
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026