COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 1003 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ERKAN AVCI

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

To analyze American literature between 15th (colonial period after the exploratio of the continent) and mid 19th centuries, to focus on colonial period, period of independence, age of enlightenment, and romantic period respectively, and to analyze the individual writers/poets/thinkers of their own periods and their works, opinions, the relevant trends, social and historical events of those periods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have general knowledge on American literary history up to 1850s
2   Identify how literature reflected the socal life in which it was produced
3   . Explain and interpret the written works of fiction and nonfiction from colonial period to industrial revolution
4   Generate ideas on American identity
5   . Describe and conclude how to read a piece of literary work in English in a scientific manner

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
2 EARLY AMERICAN AND THE COLONIAL PERIOD: Captain John Smith, A Description of New England Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
3 EARLY AMERICAN AND THE COLONIAL PERIOD: William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation ve The Mayflower Compact Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
4 EARLY AMERICAN AND THE COLONIAL PERIOD: John Winthrop, A Modell of Christian Charity Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
5 EARLY AMERICAN AND THE COLONIAL PERIOD: Anne Bradstreet, The Flesh and the Spirit Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
6 EARLY AMERICAN AND THE COLONIAL PERIOD: Edward Taylor, The Prologue Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
7 THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD: Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
8 MIDTERM MIDTERM
9 THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD: J. Hector St Jean de Crévecoeur, What is an American Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
10 Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
11 THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD: Thomas Paine, Common Sense Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
12 Early Romantics: Philip Freneau, The Indian Burying Ground Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
13 Early Romantics: Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
14 EVALUATION Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Richard Gray, A History of American Literature
Kathryn VanSpanckeren, Outline of American Literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To get prepared and read the asigned material before coming to class, to participate in-class discussions, to support what s/he has read through secondary sources, to make presentations

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

One midterm exam, one final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Students are supposed to:
1. have critical perspective(s)
2. think analytically
3. justify what s/he has learned about American literature (terms, concepts, trends, etc.) on their exam papers
4. make quotations to support their ideas

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. to be punctual
2. to read the assigned material
3. to join class discussions
4. to ask questions
5. to attend classes as much as possible
6. to switch off the mobiles

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: erkan.avci@deu.edu.tr
Office: 18650

Office Hours

Everyday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255552
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