ECTS - Topics in Fiction
Topics in Fiction (ELIT517) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Topics in Fiction | ELIT517 | General 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 | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to give students an overall view of English travel writing. The course enables students to learn English travel writing from pilgrimages to postcolonial explorations. The course is going to analyze and relate a variety of texts which show representatives of a home culture in confrontation with terra incognita ((Latin, unknown lands), or with unfamiliar peoples. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Analysis of several topics in fiction. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction, charting the genre, paths to the real world, paths to the self, the Home Tour, | English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations. |
| 2 | Introduction, charting the genre, paths to the real world, paths to the self, the Home Tour, | English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations. |
| 3 | Travel writing in the nineteenth century, women’s travel writing, British travel writing in the twentieth century, postcolonial travel writing | English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations |
| 4 | Marco Polo | Marco Polo |
| 5 | Piri Reis | Piri Reis |
| 6 | Evliya Çelebi | Evliya Çelebi |
| 7 | Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe | Robinson Crusoe |
| 8 | Gullivers’ Travels by Jonathan Swift | Gullivers’ Travels |
| 9 | Letters Written during a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft | Letters Written during a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark |
| 10 | American Notes for General Circulation, Pictures from Italy by Charles Dickens | American Notes for General Circulation, Pictures from Italy |
| 11 | Typee by Herman Melville | Typee |
| 12 | Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad | Heart of Darkness |
| 13 | Italian Hours by Henry James | Italian Hours |
| 14 | A Passage to India by E.M. Forster | A Passage to India |
| 15 | Voss by Patrick White | Voss |
| 16 | Final Exam | Revision |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Korte, Barbara. English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations. London: Macmillan, 2000. |
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| 2. Shaw, Peter Knox. The Explorer in English Fiction. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1986. | |
| Other Sources | 3. Gilroy, Amanda. Romantic Geographies. Discourses of Travel 1775-1844. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000. |
| 4. Hadfield, Andrew. Literature, Travel, and Colonial Writing in the English Renaissance 1545-1625. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 1 | 25 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| 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 | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | Develop understanding of translation theories, concepts and history, and their application to the processes used in translating | |||||
| 2 | Develop critical knowledge and understanding of current issues, European Union and international relations, law and technical issues in terms of translation studies | |||||
| 3 | Detect, define, formulate and solve the problems to be encountered in translation process | |||||
| 4 | Acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | |||||
| 5 | Develop critical understanding of international affairs and cultural studies regarding to profession of translation | |||||
| 6 | Improve skills of research techniques, use CAT tools, databases and other printed and electronic devices and sources efficiently | |||||
| 7 | Develop efficient individual and group working skills, build self-confidence for taking responsibility and acquire powerful communication skills. | |||||
| 8 | Build awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and sustain continuous personal development. | |||||
| 9 | Acquire knowledge on ethical and professional issues in translation | |||||
| 10 | Build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation applications. | |||||
| 11 | Build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation studies and gather information about the problems of the contemporary World. | |||||
| 12 | Improve skills to use source and target languages fluently in presentations and academic studies | |||||
| 13 | Acquire knowledge on terminology management and global translation quality standards at a professional level | |||||
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 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 128 | ||