ECTS - Chaucer
Chaucer (ELIT503) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Chaucer | ELIT503 | 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 | 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 Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to analyse Medieval culture and themes in Chaucer's works which were written in different genres. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Chaucer and his works. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Historical and Cultural Context of the Medieval Period | Related chapters of the selected sources |
| 2 | Chaucer's Life and His Works | Related chapters of the selected sources |
| 3 | Dream Vision Poetry: The Book of Duchess (Chaucer), The House of Fame (Chaucer), Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) | The Book of Duchess (Chaucer), The House of Fame (Chaucer), Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) |
| 4 | Dream Vision Poetry: The Book of Duchess (Chaucer), The House of Fame (Chaucer), Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) | The Book of Duchess (Chaucer), The House of Fame (Chaucer), Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) |
| 5 | Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue (Satire) | Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue |
| 6 | Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue (Satire) | Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue |
| 7 | Fabliaux: Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale, The Merchant's Tale | Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale, The Merchant's Tale |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Romance and Chivalry: Canterbury Tales - The Knight’s Tale, The Franklin’s Tale | Canterbury Tales: The Knight’s Tale, The Franklin’s Tale |
| 10 | Women and Marriage: Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale | Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale |
| 11 | Women and Marriage: Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale | Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale, The Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale |
| 12 | Bestiary and fable: Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) ve Canterbury Tales Nun’s Priest’s Tale | Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) ve Canterbury Tales Nun’s Priest’s Tale |
| 13 | Bestiary and fable: Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) ve Canterbury Tales Nun’s Priest’s Tale | Parliament of Fowls (Chaucer) ve Canterbury Tales Nun’s Priest’s Tale |
| 14 | Tragedy and Mythology: Troilus and Criseyde | Troilus and Criseyde |
| 15 | General comments and revision | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature |
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| 2. The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer. Editors: Piero Boitani and Jill Man, Cambridge University Press, 2003. | |
| 3. A Concise Companion to Chaucer. Editor: Corinne Saunders, Balckwell Publishing, 2006. | |
| 4. A New Companion to Chaucer. Editor: Peter Brown, Wiley-Blackwell, 2019. | |
| 5. Chaucer and His Readers: Imagining the Author in Late-Medieval England. Seth Lerer, Princeton University Press, 1993. | |
| 6. The Riverside Chaucer. Editor: L. Benson, Oxford University Press, 1987. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||