COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REALISM IN AMERICA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 3021 REALISM IN AMERICA 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 focus on American realism in literature from industrial revolution in the second half of the 19th centuray to World War I, to analyze the individual writers/poets/thinkers of the period and their works, opinions, the relevant trends, social and historical events of the period

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   have general knowledge on late 19th century American literature and American industrialization
2   identify migration and its traces in realistic literature
3   . explain and interpret the written works of fiction and nonfiction of the period
4   generate ideas on the relation between changing socio-economic circumstances and American individual, and class consciousness as well, towards the end of 19th century,
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- American Realism: What is Old and What is New Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
2 The Art of Fiction, Henry James "The Beast in the Jungle", Henry James Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
3 A Typical Novel (Hamilton Wright Mabie, 60-69) Selections from `The Editor s Study (William Dean Howells, 70-98) Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
4 William Dean Howells and the Realism of Commonplace (V. L. Parrington, 201-210) Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
5 "An Adventure in the Upper Sea", Jack London "Small Boat Sailing", Jack London Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
6 Three Essays on Naturalism (Frank Norris, 167-174) Norris Historically Viewed (Richard Chase, 296-300) Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
7 "The Dual Personality of Slick Dick Nickerson", Frank Norris Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
8 MIDTERM
9 Naturalism and Local Colorists The Naturalism of Mr. Dreiser (Stuart P. Sherman, 188-196) The Art of Theodore Dreiser (Randolph Bourne, 197-200) Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
10 American Literary Naturalism: The Example of Dreiser (Donald Pizer, 344-354) Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
11 "A Doer of the Word", Theodore Dreiser Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
12 "The Return of the Private", Hamlind Garland "Open-Boat", Stephen Crane Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
13 Mark Twain and the Earlier Realism (Robert Falk, 301-308) Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
14 WRAP-UP SESSION CLASS DISCUSSION

Recomended or Required Reading

Documents on American Realism and Naturalism (ed. Donald Pizer)
"The Beast in the Jungle", Henry James
"An Adventure in the Upper Sea", Jack London
"Small Boat Sailing", Jack London
"The Dual Personality of Slick Dick Nickerson", Frank Norris
"A Doer of the Word", Theodore Dreiser
"The Return of the Private", Hamlind Garland
"Open-Boat", Stephen Crane

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. to get prepared and read the assigned 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

1 Midterm
1 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)

erkan.avci@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 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14455
LO.23444
LO.3554454
LO.455454
LO.555535355

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