COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPERATIVE LITERATURE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MÜA 5006 COMPERATIVE LITERATURE II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜLPERI SERT

Offered to

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help students discuss the basic concepts of comparative literature and apply these approaches while reading literary texts through texts on basic theories of comparative and cross-cultural literature and also benefit from comparative literature in literary translation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To perceive and discuss theories of comparative literature.
2   To perceive and discuss theories of cross-cultural literary studies.
3   To analyze literary works of different languages in terms of topic, opinion or style.
4   To analyze and discuss the similarities and differences between literary works.
5   To benefit from comparative literature in literary translation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the purpose and content of the course
2 To study the concept of culture from the aspect of comparative literary studies.
3 Cultural Studies as Literary Studies
4 To study the theme cross-cultural literary studies and literary studies.
5 Cultural reflections of selected literary works
6 To apply the cultural research method in the selected literary works
7 To apply the intercultural comparative methods in the selected literary works
8 Midterm Exam
9 Imagery- Comparative Literature Relation
10 To apply the comparative imagery method in literary works
11 To apply the comparative imagery method in literary works
12 Relation of Comparative Literature and Translation
13 To exemplify the functionality of comparative literature in translation
14 To review and evaluate all the topics of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Source:
Evi Zemanek, Alexander Nebrig (Hg.), Komparatistik, Akademie, Berlin, 2012; Peter V. Zima, Komparatistik. Einführung in die Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft, Tübingen, 1992; Gürsel Aytaç, Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bilimi, Kültür Bakanlığı, Ankara, 2001
Supplementary Sources: A.M. Rousseau- Cl. Pichois, Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat, Çev. Mehmet Yazgan, MEB, Istanbul, 1994, Emel Kefeli, Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Incelemeleri, Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2000.
Referanslar:
Other course materials: Markus Fauser, Einführung in die Kulturwissenschaft, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2003 ; Gürsel Aytaç, Alanlararasılık açısından Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları, Hece, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in Assesment Methods and Work Load Calculation .

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment will be made through mid-term and final exam.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.55555555555

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