ECTS - Major Topics in Genre
Major Topics in Genre (ELIT321) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Major Topics in Genre | ELIT321 | 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. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course primarily aims to familiarise students with works of detective genre. The course also aims at informing students about the thematic and structural elements of detective fiction produced in different periods. Beginning from the exemplary works of classical detective fiction to contemporary ones, the course will discuss the change in various components (character, narration, space, time, plot) of detective fiction. The selected short stories and novels will be helpful to have a solid understanding of the changes in the genre. The course will lay particular emphasis on such topics as suspense, mystery solving, murder-mystery, investigation, search for truth, problem solving steps of the clever detective figure, punishment-restoring order and justice in society. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Eevaluation of different genres. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction, Orientation, Rules&Regulations - Definition of terms like mystery, suspense, crime and the History of Detective Fiction | |
| 2 | The History of Detective Fiction con. | |
| 3 | The Locked Room Tradition: Edgar Allan Poe – “The Murder in the Rue Morgue” | |
| 4 | “The Murder in the Rue Morgue” con. | |
| 5 | The Late Victorian Era: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Sherlock Holmes Stories: “A Study in Scarlet” | |
| 6 | “A Study in Scarlet” con. | |
| 7 | The Golden Age of Detective Fiction: Agatha Christie – Five Little Pigs | |
| 8 | Five Little Pigs con. | |
| 9 | Five Little Pigs con. , introduction to Hard-boiled Detective Fiction | |
| 10 | Midterm | |
| 11 | Dashiell Hammett – The Maltese Falcon | |
| 12 | The Maltese Falcon con. | |
| 13 | The Maltese Falcon con. - Contemporary Modern and Postmodern Detective Fiction | |
| 14 | Contemporary Modern and Postmodern Detective Fiction |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Christie, Agatha. Five Little Pigs. Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. |
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| 2. Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories. Volume II, Bantam Books, Inc, 1986. | |
| 3. Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Vintage Books, 1989. | |
| 4. Paul, Robert S. Detective Fiction, Popular Theology and Society. Southern Illinois University Press, 1991. | |
| 5. Rzepka, Charles J. Detective Fiction. Polity Press, 2005. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 3 | 16 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 127 | ||