The Gothic Tradition (ELIT318) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
The Gothic Tradition	ELIT318	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course aims to analyse the gothic literary tradition from the 18th century to the 20th century with selected works.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; internalized the gothic literary tradition are knowledable about gothic literature with its historical development have internalized the cultural, social, philosophical and literary context of the Gothic tradition from its emergence in the 18th century to its developments in the 20th century
Course Content	The tradition of English gothic literature ranging from the 18th century to 20th century with the help of selected literary works and theoretical articles.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to the gothic literature	“Gothic Excess and Transgression” Fred Botting “Gothic Origins” Fred Botting
2	“Gothic Excess and Transgression” Fred Botting “Gothic Origins” Fred Botting	“Gothic Histories” Andrew Smith “The Genesis of Gothic Fiction” E. J. Clery
3	“Gothic Histories” Andrew Smith “The Genesis of Gothic Fiction” E. J. Clery	“18th Century Gothic” Robert Miles “The Gothic Heyday. Defining the Gothic: Otranto” by Andrew Smith
4	“18th Century Gothic” Robert Miles “The Gothic Heyday. Defining the Gothic: Otranto” by Andrew Smith	Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole
5	Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole	Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole
6	Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole	“Gothic and the Romantics” Emma McEvoy "Gothic Mutations: Poetry” Andrew Smith
7	“Gothic and the Romantics” Emma McEvoy "Gothic Mutations: Poetry” Andrew Smith	“Christabel” Samuel Taylor Coleridge
8	“Christabel” Samuel Taylor Coleridge	“Victorian Gothic” Alexandra Warwick “The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson
9	“Victorian Gothic” Alexandra Warwick “The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson	Midterm preparation
10	Midterm	“The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson “The Uncanny” Sigmund Freud
11	“The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson “The Uncanny” Sigmund Freud	“Gothic in the 20th Century” Catherine Spooner
12	“Gothic in the 20th Century” Catherine Spooner	“Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier
13	“Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier	“Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier
14	“Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier	Revision
15	Revision	Preparation for the final exam
16	Final

Sources

Course Book	1. Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
	2. “Christabel” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
	3. “Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe
	4. “The Body-Snatcher” by Robert Louis Stevenson
	5. “Don’t Look Now” by Daphne Du Maurier

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	1	15
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	40
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	45
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	55
Percentage of Final Work	45
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	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	3	42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics	1	10	10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	15	15
Total Workload			125