German Language and Literature (E.P.) Bachelor's Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramGerman Language and Literature (E.P.)
Program DirectorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Şener BAĞ (Head of the Department) Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem TEKİN (Bologna department coordinator)
Program TypeBachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree EarnedUndergraduate(Bachelors Degree)
Degree EarnedThe diploma of German Language and Literature is acquired after graduation.
Education TypeTam zamanlı
Registration Acceptance ConditionsThose who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe 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 ProfileThe department is designed to provide the students with overall and indispensable knowledge of culture and literature through various specialized and elective courses in German philology. Applying the most recent developments in the field of German 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 German literature, the development of European literature, literary theory and criticism, comparative literature, linguistics, text analysis, translation studies.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesThe graduates of department can be employed in T.R. Government sectors, education and in all kinds of companies in private sector.
Access To Upper DegreeUpon 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

Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination. The course content, the requirements (midterm, project, assignment and final examination) and their contribution to the final grade is specified on the website. Student regulations and the final examination dates are determined by the university and final examinations take place as announced. The students are graded according to their midterm, project, assignment and final examination results.

The passing grade at Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the grade of the final examination or the retake should be a minimum of 50. Exams are evaluated on a scale of 100. The final grade of a course is the sum total of %30 of the midterm grade and %70 of the final or the retake examination grades. However, the calculation of the final grade of a course can be determined and announced at the beginning of the semester by the Faculty/College Council as the sum total of ranging between %30 – %50 of the midterm examination and %50 – %70 of the final examination as long as the addition equals to a scale of 100. As a result of the calculation, if the value after the decimal is less than five, the grade is finalized by lowering it to the decimal value; if more than five, upgrading it to the next decimal value.

The regulations can be found on http://oidb.nku.edu.tr/yonetmenlik/2011eos.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

Letter Grade

Local Grade

Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Pass

80-89

BA

3.50

Pass

70-79

BB

3.00

Pass

65-69

CB

2.50

Pass

60-64

CC

2.25

Pass

50-59

DD

2.00

Fail

30-49

FD

1.00

Fail

0-29

FF

0.00

Fail
 

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.

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 RequirementsThe students earn their academic degree on condition of successfully completing the required courses and compulsory internship education as contained in the Department curriculum. Following the registration at the University, the students embark on their first year of study. However, the students may also volunteer to enrol in a one-year Foreign Language Preparatory Course preceding their first year of study at the Department.
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*

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

MEANS

Course

Listening and interpretation

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Discussion Course

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Special Support / Structural Examples

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Playing a Role / Drama

Special skills planned beforehand

Standard classroom technologies, special equipment

Problem Solving

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Case Study

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Brainstorming

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Small Group Discussion

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Presentation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Simulation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Seminar

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Group Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work

 

Field / Land Study

Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Laboratory

Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work

Special equipment

Homework

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Internet database, library database, e-mail

Oral Exam

 

 

Survey and Questionnaire Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Panel

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Guest Speaker

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Student Club Activity / Projects

Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand

 

*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course. 

Program Outcomes

1-To train confident and competent scholars: They possess the necessary skills to participate in conversations. They listen to different opinions attentively and with respect and they can link their questions to others’ opinions and evaluate them in a clear and analytical manner. When necessary, they prepare and organize presentations and speeches. When a scholarly work or research is demanded, they put forward their hypotheses or present them in a written or verbal form. They know how to analyze, explain and evaluate written discourses and texts.
2-To equip them with formation in linguistics, literature and research: The students are prepared for the careers related to the field of Western languages and literatures. They know the usage and functioning qualities of language, including vocabulary and the meaning structures. They possess the skills of interpretation in the literary field. They know how to approach literature, philosophy, politics and various other subjects that are pertinent to society in a critical manner. They prioritize critical thinking and critical commentary. As people whose empathy skills are developed and who internalize universal values, they can approach topics from different perspectives.
3-To equip all those who will be assigned to posts in the field of education with verbal and written instruction formation: Students who graduate from the department are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills in grammar, speaking, writing, listening, transfer of information and communication. When they teach the learned language to others, they are aware of their objectives, preferences, the suitable instruction strategies and methods in the framework of the education they have received. They also exemplify and are in control of the subject they are teaching.
4-To create readers who are interested in different cultures and their literary works: Students, based on their education and acquirements form their opinions, write about their thoughts and feelings in detail and speak effectively. They are passionate about language and literature by esteeming highly literature, language and imagination. They are aware of the importance of education and of the development of imagination with regards to literature and expression of psychological and emotional states. They enhance their capacity of judgment of aesthetical and ethical values. They lay emphasis on the usage of language for humanitarian purposes as a basic right and in an efficient way, and on individual development for the cultural life as readers and prospective writers. They perceive literature as an element of multi-culturalism and expression of different cultures.
5-To support multilingualism that is becoming more and more widespread and to equip the students with the language skills fit for specialization in a language which will make them more competent in the job market: According to the world’s political and economic course and the circumstances of the country we live in, as well as its geopolitical position and the cultural and economic structure, students become competent in at least two more languages. They possess the qualities required by the different fields of the job market. They are able to use the language and languages in various fields, such as tourism, marketing, banking and finances, international relations and communication and they know the required terminology.
6-To write, prepare or present texts with the aim of informing, explaining or criticizing in the field in which the student is being instructed in: They produce discourses and texts which comply with the rules about different textual styles, the main objective, spelling, grammar, syntax and a rich vocabulary, and which would appeal to the reader or the audience.
7-To achieve a high level of instruction in languages and literatures: Whatever the purpose is, the instructor of any language is knowledgeable about the grammar rules and syntax structures, and uses them efficiently when communicating with others. He/she speaks the languages without an accent, fluently and clearly. He/she has acquired literary knowledge and skills and knows how to communicate them according to his/her ideas and objectives in a distinctive manner.
8-To teach the skills and knowledge for either state or private sector posts where foreign languages and literary skills are necessary and which require a high level of responsibility: Students are prepared for any field of occupation where the proficiency in a language, research and communication skills, general knowledge, an open mind and critical thinking are required.

Curriculum

German Language and Literature (E.P.)
3rd Class

2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ADEB329 Advanced Language Skills III 3 0 4
ADEB335 History of German Literature III 4 0 4
ADEB307 Modern Linguistics I 2 0 4
ADEB301 Translation III 2 0 4
ADEB325 Works of Contemporary German Literature I 2 0 4
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 10 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 10
UNİSEC-İHF 010 Advanced Ottoman Turkish(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 007 Anatolian Cultural History and Archeology(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-arkeo) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 011 Andalusian Civilization(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC302 Basic Japanese(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Alm.Dil.Ed.) 4 0 4
UNİSEC-FEF 004 Basic Japanese(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Alm.Dil.Ed.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 004 Climate Information(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-HF 001 Communication and Social Media Law(Hukuk Fakültesi-Hukuk) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 001 Current Faith Problems(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 012 Electric Vehicles(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Mak.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İşlt.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 006 entrepreneurship(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Ek.) 2 0 3
HUK3107 Environmental Law(Hukuk Fakültesi-Hukuk) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 005 Environmental Policies in the EU and Turkey(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
BYLB125 Environment and Society(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Biyoloji) 3 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 005 Functional Foods(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 021 History and Geography of Agriculture(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Coğrafya) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 012 History and Geography of Islamic Countries(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 018 History of civilization(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Tarih) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 011 History of Thought(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Fra.Dil.Ed.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 014 Hobby Poultry Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 007 Honey Bee Breeding Techniques(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 002 Human-Animal Bond and Interaction(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 007 Introduction to Fundamentals of Electrotechnics(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Elek-Elektro Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 004 Introduction to Reading the Quran(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 012 Life and Survival in Nature(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 003 Medical Terminology(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 010 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 001 New Cultivars(Ziraat Fak.-BhBtk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 013 Organic Animal Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 009 Organic farming(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 002 Orthopedic and Dental Materials(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Biyomed.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 006 Picture from the Viewer´s Perspective(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Resim) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 008 Plant Genetic Resources(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 010 Research and Reporting Techniques(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-İnş.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 001 Residue and Public Health(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 001 Risk Management in Disasters(S.B.F-Ac.Yrd.Af.Yön) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 011 Social Life Women and Economy(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 010 Sociology in Movies(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Radyo,Televizyon ve Sinema) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 023 Sociology of Consumption(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Sosyoloji) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-TMDK 001 Turkish Music I(Türk Müziği Devlet Kons.-Çalgı Eğitimi) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 016 War and Order in the Middle East(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Ulus.İliş.) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 30
4th Class

2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ADEB433 Advanced Language Skills V 2 0 2
ADEB437 Literary Text Analysis I 2 0 4
ADEB439 Textlinguistics 2 0 4
ADEB445 Turkish-German Literature I 3 0 4
Elective ALMAN DİLİ VE EDEBİYATI 4.SINIF GÜZ DÖNEMİ(SEÇMELİ YABANCI DİL SEÇENLER DAHA SONRAKİ DÖNEMLERDE DE AYNI DİLİN DEVAMINI ALIR.) 3
ADEB417 Film Studies I 2 0 3
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 13 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 13
UNİSEC-İHF 010 Advanced Ottoman Turkish(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 007 Anatolian Cultural History and Archeology(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-arkeo) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 011 Andalusian Civilization(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC302 Basic Japanese(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Alm.Dil.Ed.) 4 0 4
UNİSEC-FEF 004 Basic Japanese(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Alm.Dil.Ed.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 004 Climate Information(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-HF 001 Communication and Social Media Law(Hukuk Fakültesi-Hukuk) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 001 Current Faith Problems(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 012 Electric Vehicles(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Mak.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İşlt.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 006 entrepreneurship(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Ek.) 2 0 3
HUK3107 Environmental Law(Hukuk Fakültesi-Hukuk) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 005 Environmental Policies in the EU and Turkey(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
BYLB125 Environment and Society(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Biyoloji) 3 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 005 Functional Foods(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 021 History and Geography of Agriculture(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Coğrafya) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 012 History and Geography of Islamic Countries(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 018 History of civilization(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Tarih) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 011 History of Thought(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Fra.Dil.Ed.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 014 Hobby Poultry Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 007 Honey Bee Breeding Techniques(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 002 Human-Animal Bond and Interaction(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 007 Introduction to Fundamentals of Electrotechnics(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Elek-Elektro Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 004 Introduction to Reading the Quran(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 012 Life and Survival in Nature(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 003 Medical Terminology(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 010 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 001 New Cultivars(Ziraat Fak.-BhBtk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 013 Organic Animal Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 009 Organic farming(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 002 Orthopedic and Dental Materials(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Biyomed.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 006 Picture from the Viewer´s Perspective(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Resim) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 008 Plant Genetic Resources(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 010 Research and Reporting Techniques(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-İnş.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 001 Residue and Public Health(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 001 Risk Management in Disasters(S.B.F-Ac.Yrd.Af.Yön) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 011 Social Life Women and Economy(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 010 Sociology in Movies(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Radyo,Televizyon ve Sinema) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 023 Sociology of Consumption(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Sosyoloji) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-TMDK 001 Turkish Music I(Türk Müziği Devlet Kons.-Çalgı Eğitimi) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 016 War and Order in the Middle East(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Ulus.İliş.) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 30

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes

ADEB329 Advanced Language Skills III
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44343434
44343434
44343434
44343434
ADEB325 Works of Contemporary German Literature I
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54454554
54454554
54454554
54454554
54454554
ADEB433 Advanced Language Skills V
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44344343
44344343
44344343
ADEB437 Literary Text Analysis I
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44544444
44544444
44544444
44544444
44544444
ADEB439 Textlinguistics
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55445455
55445455
55445455
55445455
55445455
55445455
55445455
ADEB417 Film Studies I
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44444444
44444444
44444444
44444444
44444444