COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, CULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 2105 COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NAFIZE SIBEL GÜZEL

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce the students to all aspects of the study of English literature, language and culture, and gives them a chance to discuss contemporary matters such as gender, identity, popular culture and the like comparing and contrasting with the culture of their own.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquiring thorough general knowledge about systems of thought and world culture
2   Acquiring knowledge about literary, critical, historical and linguistic approaches and using them in textual analyses and text production
3   Being able to work individually or in groups
4   Being able to use the present knowledge in translation period

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Which Englishes One English language, literature, culture- or many Historically, geographically, socially
3 Culture and Ideology
4 Popular Culture
5 The culture and Civilization Tradition
6 Identity problem in a culture
7 I. Midterm
8 Gender ,race, racism, and representation
9 Defining and Defending Comparative Literature
10 A Room not Their Own: Renaissance Women as Readers and Writers by Margaret W. Ferguson
11 Kafka and the Sirens: Writing as Lethetic Reading by Clayton Koelb
12 II. Midterm
13 The Japanese Werther of the Twentieth Century by A.Owen Aldridge
14 Evaluation of term study

Recomended or Required Reading

1. English Studies Book: An Introduction to Language, Literature and Culture by Rob Pope, Routledge,New York. 2009.
2. The Comparative Perspective on Literature: Approaches to Theory and Practice ed. Clayton Koelb and Susan Noakes, Cornell University Press. 1988.
3. Cultural Theory & Popular Culture: An Introduction, by John Storey, Pearson Education Ltd. 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face and interactive courses. Students are expected to come class having read the assigned texts which are given to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit two midterm papers based on invidual research.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 PRC PRACTICE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 +MTE 2 * 0.20 + PRC * 0.20 +FIN* 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 +PRC* 0.20 +RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None.

Assessment Criteria

1. Two midterm exams and a final exam will be given throughout the term.
2. Students are expected to come class having read the texts that are assigned to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit response papers based on invidual research.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required
2. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.144
LO.2343
LO.35
LO.44455

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