Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MODERN TEXTS UARP307 5. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecturing, Discussion, Case studies, Group discussions
Course Coordinator
Instructors Mehmet Faruk TOPRAK
Assistants
Goals At the end of the course, students are expected to learn basic concepts, models, theories, approaches, and techniques of vocational guidance and career counselling, and to develop skills in order to use them in vocational guidance and career counselling services.
Course Content 1. Paradigm Changes in Career Counselling 2. Competencies of Career Counsellors 3. Basic Concepts in Career Counselling 4. Factors Influencing Career Development of an Individual 5. Career Planning Process 6. Threat and Factor Theories and Models (Parsons, Holland) 7. Developmental Theories (Ginzberg, Super) 8. Social-Cognitive Approaches 9. Career Information and Resources 10. Employability Skills (Job Search, CV Writing, Interview Techniques)
Learning Outcomes 1) To provide students knowledge about the authors of modern literary texts.
2) To provide students knowledge of discussion on the literary texts.
3) To provide students read the various collections and modern texts

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning; Storyline
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Mihail Nu’ayme's story called “Sa’âdetu’l-Bek” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Storyline
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week El-Menfalûtî’s story called “Gurfetu’l-Ahzân” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Et-Tahtâvî’s story called “Telhîs ibrîz” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week A story from Necîb Mahfûz's series of story called “Şehru’l-Asel” and its analysis. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week A section from Tâhâ Hüseyin’s story called “el-Eyyâm” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week A section from Ahmed Emîn’s story called “İlâ veledî” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week A section from Gassân Kenefânî’s novel called “Âid ilâ hayfâ” and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Problem Based Learning; Storyline
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Hannâ Minâ’s novel called “eş-Şâri’ ve’l-Âsife” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Zekeriya Tâmir’s novel called “Onuncu Günde Kaplanlar” and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
11. Week Yahya Hakkı’s novel called “Umm Hâshem's Candle” and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Seher Halife’s novel called “Hubbî el-Evvel” and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week İhsan Abdulkuddûs’s novel called “Lâ tutfi’ eş-Şems” and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week İhsan Abdulkuddûs’s novel called “Muntehâ’l-Hubb” and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
Arabic Modern Texts and its Turkish translation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Storyline; Brain Based Learning
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Corcî zeydân, Târîh âdâbi’l-luğati’l-arabiyye, I-IV, Beyrut 1967
İbrahim Abduh, Tatavvuru’s-sihafeti’l-Mısriyye, Kahire 1951
Yusuf Es’ad Dâğir, Masâdiru’d-dirâsâti’l-arabiyye, Beyrut
Arabic modern story collections.
Short story collections of modern Arabic short story writers
Web-Sites of Arabic newspapers, magazines and other news channels

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 14 3
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 4
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course