COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGLISH LITERATURE I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YIÖ 2001 ENGLISH LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KÜLEKÇI

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach basic terms in literature. Students also learn the relationship between literature and other disciplines. The historical development of English literature is given through various examples from famous figures in English literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Basic terminology about literature
2   Understanding the historical development of English Literature
3   Explaining the relationship between literature and other disciplines
4   Being able to see the reflection of English literature and culture on teaching a foreign language
5   Applying English Literature to foreign language teaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Old English Literature ( Anglo-Saxon Literature) Historical Events
2 An Introduction to Types of Anglo-Saxon Literature
3 Anglo-Saxon Poetry Certain features of the epic and Beowulf
4 Characteristics and samples of lyric poetry and religious poetry
5 Anglo-Saxon Prose Famous writers and important works
6 Middle English Literature and Historical Events Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, Sir Thomas Malory and their works
7 The Development of Medieval Drama Types of Medieval Drama
8 Midterm
9 The Renaissance Period Historical Events and the ideology of Renaissance
10 Renaissance Poetry The sonnet form
11 Sir Thomas Wyatt and "They Flee from Me" Earl of Surrey and blank verse
12 Edmund Spenser and "The Faerie Queene" Sir Philip Sidney and "Astrophel and Stella"
13 Renaissance Drama (Elizabethan Theatre) Shakespeare and his works
14 Christopher Marlowe Ben Johnson
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Prof. Dr. Mina Urgan (1986), Ingiliz Edebiyatı Tarihi
Evans, Ifor (1950), Ingiliz edebiyatı tarihi
Rogers, Pat. (1992), Oxford illustrated history of English literature
Thornley, G. C. (1984) An outline of English literature
Mayer, Robert. (1993) History and the early English novel : matters of fact from Bacon to Defoe
Watt, Ian (2007) The rise of the novel : Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Dictation, discussion, explanation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 13 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing presentations
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1444544455
LO.2544445455
LO.3534543454
LO.4555544554
LO.5334454544

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