ECTS - Romantic and 19th Century Poetry

Romantic and 19th Century Poetry (ELIT518) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Romantic and 19th Century Poetry ELIT518 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
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.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to teach the poetry of the 19th century, starting with English Romanticism which begins in the early 19th century, and extends over to the Victorian period. A selection of poems from the major poets of Romantic and Victorian period will be studied in the class.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • gain knowledge on English Romantic Poetry
  • are able to understand the 19th C. English Culture.
  • gain knowledge on the Victorian Poets and Poetry.
  • gain knowledge on the differences and similarities between Romantic and Victorian Poetry.
Course Content Study of the 19th century English Romanticism and selected poems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to the historical and cultural background of the English Romantic Movement and Romantic thought.
2 Introduction to the historical and cultural background of the English Romantic Movement and Romantic thought.
3 Introduction to Romantic poetic concepts, interpretation and analysis of poetry.
4 Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Wordsworth; from Lyrical Ballads, Lines Written in Early Spring, Strange fits of passion have I known, She dwelt among the untrodden ways, I wandered lonely as a cloud, My heart leaps up. Coleridge, from Biographia Literaria, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, To William Wordsworth, Kubla Khan.
5 Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Wordsworth; from Lyrical Ballads, Lines Written in Early Spring, Strange fits of passion have I known, She dwelt among the untrodden ways, I wandered lonely as a cloud, My heart leaps up. Coleridge, from Biographia Literaria, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, To William Wordsworth, Kubla Khan.
6 Coleridge; Byron, Don Juan, When we two parted.
7 Shelley, Mutability, Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind. Keats, from Sleep and Poetry, On Seeing the Elgin Marbles, When I have fears that I may cease to be. Ode to a Nigthingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn.
8 Shelley, Mutability, Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind. Keats, from Sleep and Poetry, On Seeing the Elgin Marbles, When I have fears that I may cease to be. Ode to a Nigthingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn.
9 Introduction to Victorian Poetry
10 Tennyson; The Splendor Falls, Tears, Idle Tears, The Lady of Shalott, The Lotos-Eaters &Ulysses, In Memoriam, Browning, Porphyria’s Lover, Fra Lippo Lippi, Women and Roses,
11 Tennyson; The Splendor Falls, Tears, Idle Tears, The Lady of Shalott, The Lotos-Eaters &Ulysses, In Memoriam, Browning, Porphyria’s Lover, Fra Lippo Lippi, Women and Roses,
12 Arnold, Isolation. To Marguerite, To Marguerite- Continued, Dover Beach, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, My Sister’s Sleep, Pre-Raphelite Poetry,
13 Arnold, Isolation. To Marguerite, To Marguerite- Continued, Dover Beach, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, My Sister’s Sleep, Pre-Raphelite Poetry
14 Fitzgerald, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
15 Fitzgerald, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. O’Flinn, Paul. How to Study Romantic Poetry, London: Macmillan, 2001.
2. Stafford, Fiona. Reading Romantic Poetry, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, 2012.
3. Watson, J.R. English Poetry of the Romantic Period 1789-1830. 2nd ed. Longman: London & New York. 1992.
4. Abrams, M.H. (gen.ed.) The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume II. 6th ed. New York. London: W.W.Norton&Company, 1993.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 40
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
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
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
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 7 14
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 127