ECTS - Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (ELIT529) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Comparative Literature | ELIT529 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to study a large variety of short stories from different countries, western and non-western, and other cultures, national traditions, and literatures which will enable students compare and contrast the stories from various perspectives such as psychology, gender, author, literary genre. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Comparative analysis of works from world literature. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Ralph Ellison, Flying Home Chinua Achebe, Girls at War | Ralph Ellison, Flying Home Chinua Achebe, Girls at War |
| 2 | Judy Grahn, Boys at the Rodeo; Margaret Atwood, Dancing Girls | Judy Grahn, Boys at the Rodeo in Worlds of Fiction pp. 455-460; Margaret Atwood, Dancing Girls in Worlds of Fiction pp.87-97 |
| 3 | Margaret Drabble, A Success Story; Albert Camus, The Guest | Margaret Drabble, A Success Story in Longman Anthology pp 954-960; Albert Camus, The Guest in Worlds of Fiction pp. 154-164. |
| 4 | W. Faulkner, Dry September; Eudora Welty, Why I live at the P.O | W. Faulkner, Dry September in The Penguin Collected Short Stories pp. 169-185. Eudora Welty, Why I live at the P.O in Worlds of Fiction pp.1229-1239 |
| 5 | John Cheewer, The Swimmer; Nadine Gordimer, Town and Country Lovers | John Cheewer, The Swimmer in Worlds of Fiction pp. 190-198. Nadine Gordimer, Town and Country Lovers in The Story and its Writers pp. 567-580. |
| 6 | Isabell Allende, And of Clay Are We Created; Paul Bowles, The Eye | Isabell Allende, And of Clay Are We Created in Worlds of Fiction pp 56-64 Paul Bowles, The Eye in The Story and Its Writer pp 172-178. |
| 7 | Christa Wolf, Exchanging Glances; J. London, To Build A Fire | Christa Wolf, Exchanging Glances in The Story and Its Writer pp. 1329-1338; J. London, To Build A Fire on the internet |
| 8 | Richard Wright, The Man Who Was Almost a Man; K. A. Porter, He | Richard Wright, The Man Who Was Almost a Man in Fiction pp 175-185; K. A. Porter, He in The Story and Its Writer pp. 1122-1129. |
| 9 | E. Wharton, The Eyes; Eudora Welty, Livvie | E. Wharton, The Eyes on the internet; Eudora Welty, Livvie in Fiction pp. 186-197 |
| 10 | Flannery O'Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge; Nadine Gordimer, A Soldier's Embrace | Flannery O'Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge Nadine Gordimer, A Soldier's Embrace in Worlds of Fiction pp. 444-455; |
| 11 | E. Welty, Sir Rabbit; Elizabeth Bowen, The Cat Jumps | E. Welty, Sir Rabbit on the internet; Elizabeth Bowen, The Cat Jumps on the internet |
| 12 | Jean Rhys, The Lotus; Salman Rushdie, The Prophet's Hair | Jean Rhys, The Lotus in The Longman Anthology pp. 330-336; Salman Rushdie, The Prophet's Hair on the internet |
| 13 | W. Faulkner, Barn Burning; S. Maugham, The Letter | W. Faulkner, Barn Burning in The Penguin Collected Short Stories pp. 3-25; S. Maugham, The Letter in The Casuarina Tree pp. 249-309 |
| 14 | Hanif Kureishi, We Are Not Jews; My Son The Fanatic | Hanif Kureishi, We Are Not Jews in Love in a Blue Time pp. 141-152; My Son The Fanatic in Love in a Blue Time pp. 119-132. |
| 15 | Revision | Revision |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Lives and Moments: An Introduction to Short Fiction |
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| 2. Worlds of Fiction Rubenstein and Larson, New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993 | |
| 3. Longman Anthology of World Literature by Women, Arkın and Schollar, New York: Routledge, 1989 | |
| 4. The Story And Its Writer . Ann Charters ( Ed .) Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin’s Press, 1995 . (PN6120.2.S85 1995 | |
| 5. Lee A. Jacobus's Literature. Ne Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996 | |
| 6. Fiction :A Harpercollins Anthology R.S.Gwyn , HarperCollins Publishers, 1993 | |
| 11. The Penguin Collected Stories of William Faulkner. Penguin Books, 1985. | |
| 12. The Casuarina Tree: Seven Stories by Somerset Maugham. Oxford UP, 1985. | |
| 13. Love in a Blue Time: Short Stories by Hanif Kureishi. Faber and Faber, 1997. | |
| Other Sources | 7. Complete stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe Garden City, 1996 |
| 8. The Dark side of Guy de Maupassant Arnold Kellett, Ramsey Campbell, Cardinal, 1989 | |
| 9. The Complete Short Stories of de Maupassant | |
| 10. Short Stories by Turkish Women Writers |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 40 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature. | X | ||||
| 3 | To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts. | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures. | X | ||||
| 7 | To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field. | X | ||||
| 8 | To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking. | X | ||||
| 9 | To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research. | X | ||||
| 10 | To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production. | X | ||||
| 11 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language. | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 128 | ||