Our department has been accredited by the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs in Mathematical, Natural, and Social Sciences (FEDEK)* for 3 years between 25 March 2023 - 30 September 2026.
*FEDEK is recognised by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) as a national quality assurance body for the accreditation of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography programmes.
Click here for detailed information about FEDEK accreditation.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
TO1. To equip students with knowledge of the ideas and cultures in the examples of English and world literatures and to equip them with the concepts and terminology to be used in academic studies and in the analysis of literary texts.
TO2. To equip students with the critical, analytical, multidimensional, analytical, interpretative and inferential skills necessary for a successful literary education.
TO3. To educate students as literary scholars who can communicate effectively, who are successful in written and oral presentation, who can do interdisciplinary work, who are creative, who know how to learn, who have self-confidence, and who produce original ideas in their fields.
TO4. To prepare students to continue their professional and personal development by making use of all kinds of information sources with the understanding of lifelong education.
TO5. To provide students with the ability to select, use and develop modern tools necessary for field applications and to use information technologies effectively.
TO6. To educate students as individuals who have professional, legal and social ethics awareness and who are aware of using their achievements for both individual and social benefit, and who have a sense of responsibility and social sensitivity.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES (PROGRAMME OUTCOMES):
PO1. The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literatures and social sciences to cultural, social, ethical, aesthetic, political issues.
PO2. The ability to scan, analyse and interpret literature.
PO3. The ability to read and analyse across disciplines.
PO4. The ability to use the basic issues and concepts of literary theories in the development of life strategies.
PO5. Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility.
PO6. Ability to communicate effectively.
PO7. The necessary breadth of education to understand the effects of literary movements in universal and social dimensions.
PO8. Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning and the ability to realise this.
PO9. To have knowledge about contemporary literary issues and cultural problems of the age.
PO10. The ability to use the necessary resources and modern tools to conduct research in the fields of literature and aesthetics.
COMPLIANCE OF PROGRAMME OUTCOMES WITH PROGRAMME TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
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CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO FEDEK ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME:
I. The ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge, theoretical and practical knowledge related to their programmes in their fields.
II. Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve problems in the field; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modelling methods for this purpose.
III. An ability to understand and interpret a system, process, equipment, solve related problems and apply contemporary methods.
IV. Self-development by taking courses outside the field in the curriculum.
V. Ability to select, use and develop modern tools necessary for field applications and to use information technologies effectively.
VI. Ability to design, collect data, analyse results, archive, decode and interpret texts.
VII. Ability to work effectively individually and in teams.
VIII. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language.
IX. Awareness of lifelong learning, ability to access information, ability to follow changes and developments both in the field of literature and in society, art, science and technology.
X. Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility.
XI. Awareness of the universal and social effects (environmental problems, economy, sustainability, etc.) and legal consequences of field practices.
CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME AT YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
1. It must be proved that the expertise of the academic staff covers the fields of literary history, contemporary literature and criticism.
2. It must be proved that the four-year undergraduate curriculum includes at least 35 credit/hours of course content on literary history, literary genres, theories and movements in literature and criticism.
3. It must be proved that the four-year undergraduate curriculum includes at least 35 credits/hours of course content on the teaching of literary criticism and history.
4. In the four-year undergraduate curriculum, it must be proved that at least 7 of the courses in art, language, science, informatics, history, society, culture, human rights are compulsory courses, provided that they are at least 20 credits/hours in total.
5. It must be proved that in the four-year undergraduate education programme, in addition to at least 75 credits/hours of compulsory field courses, at least 27 credits of 9 field elective courses must be taken.
6. It must be proved that a course on the history of civilisation is included in the programme, even if it is an elective course.
7. It should be proved that the total number of hours of lectures given by the department in a semester does not exceed 15 per lecturer on average.
8. It should be proved that there is a curriculum that will enable students to think critically and provide them with the opportunity to analyse and think critically.
9. It must be proved that students are offered elective courses within the department every semester.
10. It should be proved that there is a curriculum that allows students to learn a foreign language.
11. It should be proved that students are offered at least two semesters of elective courses outside the department (Free Elective) in order to develop interdisciplinary characteristic.
12. It must be proven that a methodology course is included in the programme, which teaches how to conduct research in literature and criticism and the systems to be used for this research.
13. It must be demonstrated that the graduation requirements are clearly announced and that students are informed about the school regulations.
14. It must be proved that the head of the department has at least five years of teaching experience.
15. It must be proved that the department has its own website and that the schedule and contents of the course programmes are clearly stated on this website.
16. It must be proved that the department has at least seven faculty members who are eligible to receive a doctoral degree and that at least 70 per cent of the faculty consists of full-time tenured faculty members.
17. Within the framework of the ERASMUS exchange programme (with the obligation to have an agreement with at least three departments), it must be proved that students who fulfil the conditions of the ERASMUS exchange programme are offered the opportunity to follow courses in another department for at least one semester as quotas allow.
18. It should be proved that students and researchers are provided with electronic and/or hardback access to at least 10 national or international literary and critical journals; and that the university library has a database membership where they can access the contents of literary journals.
19. There should be an effective counselling mechanism.
20. Students' participatory skills should be developed and the content and practice of some courses, especially from the third year onwards, should encourage students to make presentations and write articles.
21. The materials to be used in the courses should be provided to the students.
22. Students should be able to follow international literature and criticism texts.
23. Important works in the history of literature and criticism and contemporary literature should be made available to students and researchers in translation or in their original language.