COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 1013 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to give students the ability to acquire and apply knowledge of literary genres and literary terminology in the textual analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about literary genres.
2   To have a basic knowledge of literary concepts.
3   To be capable of doing textual analysis of literary texts.
4   To be capable of using related terminology.
5   To have a basic knowledge of literary theories used in literary studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Poetry: Definition, elements of poetry, images etc.
2 Analysis of selected poems
3 Analysis of selected poems
4 Narrative: Definition, elements, characterization, plot, setting, etc.
5 Analysis of selected short stories Introduction
6 Analysis of selected short stories Class Discussion
7 Analysis of selected short stories Class Discussion
8 Mid-term exam
9 Drama: Definition, dramatic techniques, etc. Class Discussion
10 Analysis of selected plays Class Discussion
11 Analysis of selected plays Class Discussion
12 Analysis of selected plays Class Discussion
13 Analysis of selected plays Class Discussion
14 General Evaluation Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Barnet, Sylvan, Morton Berman, and William Burto, eds. An Introduction to Literature. New York: Longman, 1997. Kennedy, X. J., and Dana Gioia. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. New York: Harper, 1995.
Landy, Alice S. The Heath Introduction to Literature. Lexington, MA: Heath, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be based on lectures and class discussions.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To abide by ethical criteria in academic work.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@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 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15555
LO.2555
LO.3555535
LO.4555
LO.555555