ECTS - Literary Terms and Movements
Literary Terms and Movements (ELIT103) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Literary Terms and Movements | ELIT103 | 1. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| 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 aim of the course is to teach students the literary terms that they will need and use throughout their undergraduate studies. The terms will be studied in class in detail with reference to the sample works. The influential literary movements of English literature will also be studied in the course. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Fiction, non-fiction, prose, short story, novella, tale, fable, saga, legend, myth, romance, types of novel, drama, poetry and definition of major literary movements |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Epic-definition Sample works: The Odyssey Beowulf-screening-a documentary | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol.1, 6th edition, pp. 27-63 |
| 2 | Myth-mythology-legend-fable-tale definitions and sample works | Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory |
| 3 | Romance-Courtly Love Concept Definition Sample work: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by The Pearl Poet | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol.1, pp. 200-186 |
| 4 | Dream Vision-Allegory-Alliteration Definition Sample work: The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol.1, pp. 256 |
| 5 | Figures of speech: simile-metaphor-irony (types of irony)-symbol Tanım Lyric-elegy-ballad (popular and literary) Definition Sample works: Song to Celia, On My First Son, Lord Randall | A Handbook to Literature, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol.1, sayfa: 1220, 1225, 389 |
| 6 | Sonnet Definition Sample works Figures of speech: allusion-image-imagery-paradox | A Glossary of Literary Terms |
| 7 | Cavalier and Metaphysical Poetry Definition-specific characteristics Figures of speech Sample works | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol.1, pp. 1080, 1368 |
| 8 | Midterm | Review |
| 9 | Satire Definition Sample work: The Art of Satire by John Dryden | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol.1, p. 1843 |
| 10 | Short story-nonrealistic story-elements of fiction Definition Sample work:The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin | The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, pp. 156-159 |
| 11 | Novel-types of novel-picaresque-epistolary-gothic-stream of consciousness-science fiction-new novel-anti-novel Definition | A Handbook of Literature |
| 12 | Midterm | Review |
| 13 | Literary Movements Realism Definition | A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory |
| 14 | Naturalism Definition | A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory |
| 15 | Modernism Definition | A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory |
| 16 | Final exam | Review |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Abrams, M. H. ( Gen. Ed. ). The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Sixth Edition, Volume I. London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993. |
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| 2. Cuddon, J A. Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1998. | |
| 3. Harmon, William and Hugh C Holman. A Handbook to Literature. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 1996. | |
| 4. Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Sixth Edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1993. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 60 |
| 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 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 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 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | X | ||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | X | ||||
| 13 | 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 | ||||
| 14 | 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 | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 178 | ||