Information Package / Course Catalogue
Text Writing
Course Code: GZT328
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to provide students with the nuances between different text types and to make them practice on text types.

Course Content

In this course, students are given practice on the historical development of written culture and its political and social effects, as well as on certain types of texts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognizes text types and their historical development.
2.Learns and applies the article type
3.Learns and applies columnist as a genre.
4.Learns and applies essays.
5.Learns and applies the story genre
6.Learns and applies the genre of poetry.
7.Learns and applies the type of criticism.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.J. P. Sartre, Edebiyat Nedir?, Can Yayınları.
2.Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida, 6:45 Yayınları.
3.Albert Camus, Yabancı, Can Yayınları.
4.Yaşar Kemal, Peri Bacaları, Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
5.Necati Cumalı, Ay Büyürken Uyuyamam, Cumhuriyet Kitapları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The emergence of writing and its historical
Week 2 - Theoretical
Prose and culture in ancient Greece
Week 3 - Theoretical
Novel
Week 4 - Theoretical
Story
Week 5 - Theoretical
Poem
Week 6 - Theoretical
Column and Interview
Week 7 - Theoretical
Literature culture in Turkey
Week 8 - Practice
Text writing practices I
Week 9 - Practice
Text writing practices II
Week 10 - Practice
Text writing practices III
Week 11 - Practice
Text writing practices IV
Week 12 - Practice
Text writing practices V
Week 13 - Practice
Text writing practices VI
Week 14 - Practice
Text writing practices VII
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory75356
Lecture - Practice75356
Assignment2228
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
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
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
OÇ-6
5
5
OÇ-7
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026