ECTS - Medieval Literature and Culture

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Medieval Literature and Culture (ELIT502) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Medieval Literature and Culture ELIT502 Area 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, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to identify the forms, genres, literary conventions, and topics of concern that characterize medieval literature and approach the works as a product of specific historical and cultural circumstances.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • know about the significant historical, social and cultural events and their impact on literature,
  • know the foundations and features of Medieval literary genres such as the epic, romance, hagiography, dream poetry and fabliau,
  • are able to comment on the social inequalities and corruption as represented by the great satirists of the period,
  • are able to comment on the condition of women in the Middle Ages as represented in Medieval literary works.
Course Content Studies on medieval literature and culture.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Historical, social and cultural context Related chapters of the selected materials
2 Anglo-Saxon Period Related chapters of the selected materials
3 Anglo-Saxon Period religious poems - The Dream of the Rood, Caedmon's Hymn Related chapters of the selected materials
4 Epic poetry - Beowulf Related chapters of the selected materials
5 Epic Poetry - Beowulf Related chapters of the selected materials
6 Women in Anglo-Saxon Poetry - The Wife's Lament ve Judith Related chapters of the selected materials
7 Midterm
8 Anglo-Norman Period - Romance Tradition Related chapters of the selected materials
9 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the related chapters of the selected materials
10 Historical, social and cultural context in the 14th century and later, and Chaucer Related chapters of the selected materials
11 Corruption and the perception of women: Canterbury Tales (The General Prologue, The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale) Canterbury Tales (The General Prologue, The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale) and related chapters of the selected materials
12 Corruption and the perception of women: Canterbury Tales (The General Prologue, The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale) Canterbury Tales (The General Prologue, The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale) and related chapters of the selected materials
13 William Langland: Piers Plougman William Langland: Piers Plougman
14 Thomas Malory: “Morte D’Arthur” Thomas Malory: “Morte D’Arthur”
15 Revision
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. David Wallace, The Cambridge History of Medieval English Literature, Cambrige Universty Press, 1999
2. Larry Scanlon, The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature 1100-1500, Cambridge University Press, 2009
3. The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Literature in English, Oxfod Univrsity Press, 2010
4. Medieval English Literature, Oxford Universty Press, 2002

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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
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 Culture and 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 culture and 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 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. X
12 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
13 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 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 126