Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Bakhtinian Thought
Course Code: İDE425
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

An introductory study of the Russian critic and theorist Mikhail Bakhtin's central concepts and terms regarding literature.

Course Content

Study of Bakhtin's central concepts and terms.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have a Bakhtinian reading of literary texts
2.To be able to have a fifteen-or-twenty-minute oral presentation.
3.Oral expression of the knowledge obtained during the study of the course.
4.Written expression of the knowledge obtained during the study of the course.
5.Learning how to use a dictionary effectively.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bakhtinian Thougt: An Introductory Reader by Simon Dentith
2.The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays by M. M. Bakhtin
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Bakhtin on language
Week 2 - Theoretical
Bakhtin on novel
Week 3 - Theoretical
Bakhtin's concept of carnival
Week 4 - Theoretical
Bakhtin and contemporary literary criticism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Bakhtin and contemporary literary criticism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Dialogism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Dialogism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Heteroglssia
Week 9 - Theoretical
Grotesque Image of the body
Week 10 - Theoretical
Grotesque Image of the body
Week 11 - Theoretical
Group presentations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Group presentations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Group presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Group presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment18513
Individual Work62224
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination16410
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
OÇ-1
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026