ECTS - Psychology and Literature
Psychology and Literature (ELIT437) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Psychology and Literature | ELIT437 | 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 | The objective of the course is to enable the students to be familiar with Freudian and Jungian psychoanalytic concepts and terms as reflected in literary works. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Analyses of short stories through psychoanalysis and application of Freud and Jung`s theory and concepts to literary works. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to Freudian Psychoanalytic theories | Text will be provided by the instructor. |
| 2 | Jung'un kuramına giriş | Text will be provided by the instructor |
| 3 | Psychoanalytic criticism, sample analysis | E. A Poe- "Black Cat" Shirley Jackson "Charles" |
| 4 | Freud: Creative Writers and daydreaming | 20th century Literary Criticism, pp. 36-42 |
| 5 | Jung: Psychology and Literature | 20th century Literary Criticism, pp. 174-188 |
| 6 | Kate Chopin "The Storm", James Joyce "Araby" | Fiction, pp.49-53, Dubliners, pp. 29-36 |
| 7 | D.H. Lawrence- "Horse Dealer's Daughter" | Fiction, s.130-144 |
| 8 | D.H. Lawrence "Rocking Horse Winner" | The Portable Lawrence, p. 147-166 |
| 9 | Midterm | Review |
| 10 | Alice Munroe "Wild Swans" | Fiction, pp. 253-261 |
| 11 | Doris Lessing- "A woman on a Roof" | Fiction, p. 253-261 |
| 12 | Alice Walker- "Everyday use" | Fiction, pp. 314-321 |
| 13 | Charles Perrault- "Blue Beard" | "Blue Beard" |
| 14 | Angela Carter- "The Courtship of Mr. Lyon" | Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, pp. 43-55 |
| 15 | Ernest Hemingway- "The Short Happy Life of Mr. F. Macomber" | Worlds of Fiction, s. 484-505 |
| 16 | Final exam | Review |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Gwyn, R.S., Fiction: A Harper Collins Pocket Anthology. Harper Collins College Publishers, 1993. |
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| 2. Trilling, Diana.The Portable Lawrence. Penguin, 1977. | |
| 3. Carter, Angela. Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. Vintage, 2006. | |
| 4. Rubestein and Wilson, Worlds of Fiction. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Total Workload | 123 | ||