COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN'S WRITING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 3010 WOMEN'S WRITING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT 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 gender and feminist theory by using the works of women writers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about women s writing.
2   To have a basic knowledge of some gender based concepts.
3   To be capable of doing textual analysis.
4   To be capable of using course s terminology.
5   To apply feminist theory to texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Women s Writing: Introduction Introduction
2 Feminist Theory Class Discussion
3 Feminist Theory Class Discussion
4 An analysis of a short story by a woman writer Class Discussion
5 An analysis of a short story by a woman writer Class Discussion
6 An analysis of a short story by a woman writer Class Discussion
7 An analysis of a short story by a woman writer Class Discussion
8 Mid-term Exam
9 An analysis of a novel by a woman writer Class Discussion
10 An analysis of a novel by a woman writer Class Discussion
11 An analysis of a novel by a woman writer Class Discussion
12 An analysis of a play by a woman writer. Class Discussion
13 An analysis of a play by a woman writer. Class Discussion
14 General Evaluation Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Plath, Sylvia. The Bell Jar.
Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique.
Showalter, Elaine, ed. The New Feminist Literature: Essays on Women, Literature and Theory. New York:
Pantheon, 1985.
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


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

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 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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