COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE UTOPIAS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0044 COMPARATIVE UTOPIAS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History

Course Objective

This objective of this course is to examine the main characteristics of utopian literature and to analyze the selected texts comparatively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; To distinguish the main manifestations of utopian literature.
2   To determine the relation between utopia and politics.
3   To analyze the main strategies of utopian literature.
4   To compare the different kinds of utopia.
5   To develop their critical worldview.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: the presentation of lecture
2 What is utopia
3 Types in utopian literature
4 The relation of utopia and politics
5 The main strategies of utopian literature
6 The relation among utopia, novel and science fiction
7 The pedagogical function of utopianism
8 Mid-term exam
9 Text-analysis
10 Text-analysis
11 Text-analysis
12 Text-analysis
13 Text comparison
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Çörekcioğlu, Hakan, Modernite ve Ütopya, Zepros, Yay., Istanbul, 2013.
2. Krishan Kumar, Modern Zamanlarda Ütopya ve Karşı-Ütopya, çev.A. Galip, Kalkedon Yay., istanbul, 2006.
3. Moylan Tomi, Demand Impossible: Science Fiction and Utopian Imagination, Menthuen, London, 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. 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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory
2. Participation in the discussions, mid-term exam and final-exam will be taken into consideration in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Wıll be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Wıll be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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