Renaissance English Literature (ELIT209) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Renaissance English Literature	ELIT209	General Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The objective of the course is to enable the students to be familiar with the renaissance English literature.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; will have detailed knowledge about the works of the outstanding writers of the Renaissance period. will have developed their skills to analyze literary works through the analysis of the literature of the period. will have learned the significant concepts and historical processes that prepared the cultural and political backround of the period, such as Renaissance, Humanism, Reformation, Nationalism with their socio-cultural consequences, including the prominent forms of poetry such as the sonnet, pastoral, epic/romance, allegory and also significant prose works of the period.
Course Content	Poetry and prose by the outstanding writers and poets such as Wyatt, Surrey, Sidney, Spenser and Shakespeare.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	What is humanism?	Text will be provided by the instructor
2	16th century background	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 413-463
3	16th century background	Norton Anthology Vol. 1 Pages: 413-463
4	The sonnet: Wyatt	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 461-63
5	Surrey	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 473-74
6	Sidney	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 481-83
7	Sidney	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 481-83
8	Spenser	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p.528-562
9	Spenser	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p.528-562
10	Midterm	Review
11	Shakespeare’s Sonnets	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 865-68
12	Shakespeare	Norton Anthology Vol. 1, p. 865-68
13	Shakespeare	Shakespeare
14	Thomas More	Thomas More
15	Review	Review
16	Final Exam	Review

Sources

Course Book	1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol. 1
Other Sources	2. Renaissance Literature and Culture by Lisa Hopkins. Continuum. 2006.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	1	15
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	25
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	4	100

Percentage of Semester Work	50
Percentage of Final Work	50
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
2	To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature.
3	To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts.
4	To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects.
5	To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.
6	To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures.
7	To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field.
8	To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking.
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.
10	To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production.
11	To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects.
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.
13	To be able to understand and be a part of world culture.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	1	5	5
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	20	20
Total Workload			125