Academic Unit Presenting the Program | French Language and Literature |
Program Director | Prof. Dr. İrfan ATALAY (Head of the Department)
Araş. Gör. Dr. Fatma KAHRAMANOĞLU (Bologna department coordinator) |
Program Type | Bachelor's Degree Program |
Level of Degree Earned | Undergraduate(Bachelors Degree) |
Degree Earned | The diploma of French Language and Literature is acquired after graduation. |
Education Type | Tam zamanlı |
Registration Acceptance Conditions | Those who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible. |
Recognition of Prior Learning | The process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither been started nor implemented by all departments at Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course. |
Degree Requirements and Rules |
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality. |
Program Profile | The department is designed to provide the students with overall and indispensable knowledge of culture and literature through various specialized and elective courses in French philology. Applying the most recent developments in the field of French studies, and by means of audio-visual devices and computer-based, the teaching staff covers a vast material that includes, among other concerns, the major periods, movements and genres of French literature, the development of European literature, literary theory and criticism, comparative literature, linguistics, text analysis, translation studies. |
Occupational Profiles of Graduates | The graduates of department can be employed in T.R. Government sectors, education and in all kinds of companies in private sector. |
Access To Upper Degree | Upon successful completion of their undergraduate programme of study, the students are encouraged to embark on advanced academic studies on the graduate level (master’s and doctoral) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam and possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language. |
Exams, Assessment and Grading | There is at least one midterm exam each semester. In addition to midterm exams, projects and assignments are given at the beginning of each semester, the dates of which are specified in the semester content given at the beginning of each semester. At the end of each semester, the student has to take the final exam. Criteria (such as midterm, project, homework and final) and their effect on the final grade are clearly stated in the course content distributed at the beginning of the semester and/or published on the website. According to the student regulations and academic calendar, final exams are held on the dates, places and times determined and announced by the university. The final grade of the student is given by the course instructor according to the results of the midterm, project, homework and final exam.
The passing grade at Namik Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the final or make-up exam result must be at least 50. Exams are evaluated out of 100. The success grade of a course is shaped by the predetermined percentages of the midterm exam, other evaluation criteria such as homework, project, etc. and the final exam. However, the percentage of the arithmetic average of the midterm exam of a course can be determined with a threshold between 30% and 50% of the grade received; the grade received in the semester / year-end or make-up exam can be determined with a threshold that can vary between 70% and 50%. As a result of the calculation, if the first number after the decimal point is less than five, it is increased to the lower integer, and if it is five or more than five, it is increased to the upper integer and finalized.
The regulations can be found on chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://esas.nku.edu.tr/dosyalar/dokuman/C0B15681-D5F7-7179-A310-745B82E08CA0.pdf
Final and retake grades are submitted to the Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system.
Grades
The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:
Grade
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Letter Grade
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Coefficient
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Status
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90-100
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AA
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4.00
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Pass
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80-89
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BA
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3.50
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Pass
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70-79
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BB
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3.00
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Pass
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65-69
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CB
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2.50
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Pass
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60-64
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CC
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2.25
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Pass
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50-59
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DD
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2.00
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Fail
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30-49
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FD
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1.00
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Fail
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0-29
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FF
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0.00
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Fail
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Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered. However, courses with a GPA of 2.50 and above are considered Responsible-Successful (DB).
Successful Students
Students who complete their associate or undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.00 – 3.49 graduate as honor students; 3.50 and above as high honor students. |
Graduation Requirements | |
Teaching Methods | Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.
Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:
TEACHING METHODS*
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LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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MEANS
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Course
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Listening and interpretation
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, artificial intelligence applications
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Discussion Course
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, artificial intelligence applications
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Special Support / Structural Examples
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Playing a Role / Drama
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Standard classroom technologies, special equipment
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Problem Solving
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Case Study
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Brainstorming
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, artificial intelligence applications
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Small Group Discussion
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, artificial intelligence applications
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Presentation
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
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Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
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Simulation
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills
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Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
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Seminar
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment, artificial intelligence applications
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Group Study
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work
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Field / Land Study
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Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
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Laboratory
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Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work
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Special equipment
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Homework
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics
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Internet database, library database, e-mail
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Oral Exam
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Survey and Questionnaire Study
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
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Panel
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment, artificial intelligence applications
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Guest Speaker
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment, artificial intelligence applications
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Student Club Activity / Projects
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Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand
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*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course. |
Program Outcomes
1-Researcher, contributing his approach to western culture in a scientific and contemporary way, owns interrogative and creative cognitive qualifications with research methods and techniques. 2-The student exhibits a code of conduct consistent with quality management processes and responsible for the humanity and his country; dependent upon ethics, independent, entrepreneur, creative and productive in the guidance of scientific thought. 3-The student comes up with activities, individual or mutual projects as well as contributing to the developments of concerned person or institutions by sharing the outcomes. 4-The student heads for specialization in his career by using the contemporary information technologies; and contributes to individual and institutional development. 5-The student is aware of the differences in religion, language and culture, and has a view of critical thinking. 6-The student organizes and attends social, cultural and artistic activities in the fields of French Language, Literature and Culture. 7-The student supports the solution offers directed for the issues in French Language and Literature with quantitative and qualitative data, and shares the data with the institutions or people who are experts or not. 8-The student supports the universality of social, cultural rights in French Language and Literature. Besides, he attains the consciousness of social equality, and adopts historical and cultural heritage. 9-The student is equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of his prospective field of study following his graduation in accordance with his pursuits. 10-The student follows all innovation and developments related to all professional fields, and evaluate the acquired knowledge and ability on the basis of interdisciplinary critics. 11-The student acquires the appropriate qualifications, research and communication ability for the posts requiring high degree of responsibility in public and private sectors which require foreign language and literacy. 12-The student acquires literacy knowledge and ability, and knows how to express in a distinctive way in accordance with his own thoughts and goals. Also, he can exchange about these issues. |
Curriculum
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