ECTS - Literature and the City
Literature and the City (ELIT429) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Literature and the City | ELIT429 | 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 aim of this course is to discover the relationship between the concept of the city and literature. To this end, the image of the city will be traced in various works written by English, Irish, French, Turkish, German, American, and Italian men of letters. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | A focus on the city in such genres as novel, novella, short story, prose, and poetry. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Poetry and the City London: "London" by William Blake "Composed upon Westminister Bridge" by William Wordsworth "The Bridges" by Arthur Rimbaud Screening: a documentary about London | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. II, p. 1802, 1839, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, p.1179 |
| 2 | New York: "To Brooklyn Bridge" by Hart Crane- Chicago: "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg | The Norton Anthology of American Literature |
| 3 | Venice: "Death in Venice" (novella) by Thomas Mann- "Aşk Kırgınları" Nedim Gürsel | World Masterpieces, s. 1510-1563 |
| 4 | Screening: Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti Dublin: screening Dubliners (short story) by James Joyce | Aşk Kırgınları, p.17-37, 131-141 |
| 5 | Poetry and the City İstanbul: Yahya Kemal Beyatlı "Beloved Istanbul" Orhan Veli Kanık "I am Listening to Istanbul" Screening-a documentary about Istanbul: "Crossing the Bridge-The Sound of Istanbul" by Fatih Akın | Documentary/ Dubliners/ Aziz İstanbul p. 11 İstanbul'u Dinliyorum-Bütün Şiirleri |
| 6 | Five Cities by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (travel writings) İstanbul, Ankara, Bursa | Beş Şehir, p. 1-13, 93-117, 117-209 |
| 7 | Visuals about Tanpınar's Five Cities | Documentary |
| 8 | Istanbul Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk (novel) | Istanbul Memories and the City |
| 9 | Istanbul Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk (novel) | Istanbul Memories and the City |
| 10 | Florence and Fatehpur Sikri The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (novel) | The Enchantress of Florence |
| 11 | Florence and Fatehpur Sikri The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (novel) | The Enchantress of Florence |
| 12 | Venice: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino (novel) | Invisible Cities |
| 13 | Venice: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino (novel) | Invisible Cities |
| 14 | Italo Calvino: Marcovaldo, or The Seasons in the City (novel) | Marcovaldo, or The Seasons in the City |
| 15 | France: Nedim Gürsel: Hatırla Barbara (travel writings) | Hatırla Barbara |
| 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. Lawall, Sarah. (Gen. Ed.) The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Seventh Edition, Volume II. New York: W.W. Norton & Company,1999. | |
| 3. Joyce, James. Dubliners.UK: Wordsworth, 1993. | |
| 4. Calvino, Italo. Invisible Cities. GB: Cox & Wyman, 1997. | |
| 5. Rusdie, Salman. The Enchantress of Florence. New York: Random House, 2009. | |
| 6. Pamuk, Orhan. Istanbul Memories and the Cıty.London: Faber & Faber, 2006. | |
| 10. Beyatlı, Yahya, Kemal. Aziz İstanbul. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2002. | |
| 11. Calvino, Italo. Marcovaldo ya da Kentte Mevsimler. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2004. | |
| 12. Ackroyd, Peter. London: the Biography. New York: Anchor Books, 2001. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 2 | 40 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 4 | 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 | ||||
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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 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 135 | ||