Dersin amacı, öğrencileri okuma eylemine ilişkin kuramlarla tanıştırmak ve onlara yazınsal metinlerde bu kuramların etkilerini analiz etme yetisini kazandırmaktır .

Derste, farkı yazınsal metinler okuma eylemine ilişkin kuramların ışığında irdelenir.

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