20th Century Novel (ELIT513) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
20th Century Novel ELIT513 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 aim of the course is to acquaint the students with Contemporary British Fiction with reference to British culture.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to study the key themes and concerns of 20th and 21st centuries in fiction (nationality, ethnicity, postcolonialism etc..)
  • will be able to understand political, social and cultural developments of the 20th and 21st centuries,
  • will develop the skill of close reading of novels with special attention to language, form and structure,
  • will be able to analyze theoretical, cultural, historical, social, political context of selected novels,
  • will be able to develop the kill for analysis and synthesis.
Course Content Study of selected contemporary novels through contemporary literary movements and theories.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 20. ve 21. yüzyılın tarihi, politik, sosyal ve kültürel gelişimleri Historical, political, social and cultural developments of the 20th and 21st centuries
2 20. ve 21. yüzyılın tarihi, politik, sosyal ve kültürel gelişimleri Historical, political, social and cultural developments of the 20th and 21st centuries
3 Millet, milliyet, kimlik, Britanyalılık, İngilizlik Nation, nationality, identity, Britishness, Englishness
4 Cinsel politika, ırk, etnisite Cinsel politika, ırk, etnisite
5 Britanya İmparatorluğu'nun çüküşü, göç, çokkültürlülük Dissolution of British Empire, immigration, multiculturalism
6 Sömürgecilik, sömürgecilik-sonrası Colonialism, postcolonialism
7 Edebi tür olarak roman, roman türleri Novel as a literary genre, types of novels
8 D. H. Lawrence: Lady Chatterley's Lover; Joseph Conrad; The Heart of Darkness D. H. Lawrence: Lady Chatterley's Lover; Joseph Conrad; The Heart of Darkness
9 Virginia Woolf: Waves; James Joyce: Finnegans Wake Virginia Woolf: Waves; James Joyce: Finnegans Wake
10 John Fowles: French Lieutenant's Wife; Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children John Fowles: French Lieutenant's Wife; Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children
11 Peter Ackroyd: Hawksmoor; K. Smith: A Book of Chinese Whispers Peter Ackroyd: Hawksmoor; K. Smith: A Book of Chinese Whispers
12 J. Winterson: Sexing the Cherry; H. Kureishi: Buddha of Suburbia J. Winterson: Sexing the Cherry; H. Kureishi: Buddha of Suburbia
13 A. Byatt: Possession; P. Berker; Regeneration Trilogy A. Byatt: Possession; P. Berker; Regeneration Trilogy
14 Z. Smith: White Teeth; K. Ishiguro: When We Were Orphans Z. Smith: White Teeth; K. Ishiguro: When We Were Orphans
15 I. McEwan: Atonement; M. Gee: Virginia Woolf in Manhattan I. McEwan: Atonement; M. Gee: Virginia Woolf in Manhattan
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Peter Kemp: "British Fiction of the 1980s."
2. Valentine Cunningham: "Facing the News."
Course Book 3. Herbert J. Muller: Modern Fiction. London: McGraw-Hill, 1937
4. D.H. Lawrence: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
5. James Joyce: Ulysses
6. Virginia Woolf: Waves
7. Joseph Conrad: The Heart of Darkness
8. Antonia Byatt: Possessions
9. Ian McEwan: Atonement
10. Pat Barker: Regeneration Trilogy
11. John Fowles: The French Lieutenant’s Woman
12. Janet Winterson: Sexing the Cherry
13. Salman Rushdie: Midnight’s Children
14. Hanif. Kureishi: The Buddha of Suburbia
15. Kazuo Ishiguro: When We Were Orphans
16. Zadie Smith: White Teeth

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 2 30
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
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 2 10 20
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 130