ECTS - 20th Century and Contemporary Poetry
20th Century and Contemporary Poetry (ELIT401) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| 20th Century and Contemporary Poetry | ELIT401 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 | This course is designed to study 20th century and contemporary British Poetry within the historical, cultural and literary context. The course focuses on the main trends, developments and poetic movements in modern poetry and examines the works of major poets in terms of both form and content. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The historical, cultural and literary context of the period from 1900 to the present; major poetic movements, trends, poets and poems in modern British poetry. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction: Historical, Cultural and Literary Context | "The Twentieth Century and After", The Norton Anthology of English Lıterature, Vol. II |
| 2 | Early Twentieth Century: Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman | Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman |
| 3 | Poetry of the First and Second World Wars: Wilfred Owen, Keith Douglas | Wilfred Owen, Keith Douglas |
| 4 | Modernism: T.S. Eliot | T.S.Eliot |
| 5 | T.S. Eliot and Modernist Poetry | T.S. Eliot |
| 6 | W.B. Yeats's Poetry | W.B. Yeats |
| 7 | Poetry of the 1930s: W.H. Auden, Louis MacNeice | Auden, MacNeice |
| 8 | Midterm | Revision |
| 9 | Poetry of 1940s: Dylan Thomas | Dylan Thomas |
| 10 | Movement Poetry: Philip Larkin | Philip Larkin |
| 11 | Women Poets: Stevie Smith, Carol Ann Duffy | Smith, Duffy |
| 12 | Ted Hughes's Poetry | Ted Hughes |
| 13 | Irish Poetry: Seamus Heaney | Seamus Heaney |
| 14 | Postcolonial Poetry: Kamau Brathwaite | Kamau Brathwaite |
| 15 | Overall Evaluation | Course Material |
| 16 | Final Exam | Revision |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. |
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| 2. Perrine, Laurence. Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry | |
| 3. Whitehead, John. Hardy to Larkin: Seven English Poets | |
| 4. Lucas, John. Modern English Poetry from Hardy to Hughes. | |
| 5. Draper, R.P. An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English | |
| Course Book | 6. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. II |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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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. | |||||
| 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 |
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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 | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 179 | ||