ECTS - Contemporary American Fiction
Contemporary American Fiction (ELIT319) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary American Fiction | ELIT319 | Area 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 | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course primarily aims to provide the students an understanding and knowledge of Contemporary American Fiction in the historical, aesthetic and social context and to make them analyze literary works and their contexts. The course aims to make the students read and analyze four representative novels by well-known American novelists as well as some articles (given and assigned by the lecturer) by notable critics to have a better understanding of the course and to explain and describe the major concerns of Contemporary American Fiction. Necessary background information will be provided to students to make them integrate the historical, social and political background with the novels in which they are all depicted. The students are also expected to intermingle their knowledge with the course to have a better perception of the world we are living in by gaining an awareness of interpreting the Contemporary American fiction including analysis of the works. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Fiction of the US from 1945 onwards. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course, background information about American novel | |
| 2 | Background Information: Modernism and Postmodernism | |
| 3 | Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 (1965) | |
| 4 | Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 (1965) | |
| 5 | Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 (1965) | |
| 6 | Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 (1965) | |
| 7 | Donald Barthelme Snow White (1967) | |
| 8 | Donald Barthelme Snow White (1967) | |
| 9 | Donald Barthelme Snow White (1967) | |
| 10 | Donald Barthelme Snow White (1967) | |
| 11 | Midterm Exam | |
| 12 | Paul Auster The NewYork Triology (City of Glass)(1985) | |
| 13 | Paul Auster The NewYork Triology (City of Glass)(1985) | |
| 14 | Paul Auster The NewYork Triology (City of Glass)(1985) | |
| 15 | Revision |
Sources
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 4 | 20 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 111 | ||