COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REGIONAL LITERATURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 3018 REGIONAL LITERATURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to examine the landscapes and cultural divisons of the United States. It also focuses on the major American regions within the framework of a historical perspective, both as sets of ideas and as distinct ways of living and makes use of the literary texts in order to understand the characteristics of the regions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the landscape of the United States;
2   To know the cultural regions of the United States;
3   To find out the cultural characteristics of the regions;
4   To find the relationship between the land and the cultural characteristics of the region;
5   To analyze the texts peculiar to the regions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Discussion
2 What is regional literatures Discussion
3 Joseph, Philip. American Literary Regionalism in a Global Age. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2007 Reading and Discussion
4 Alexie, Sherman. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. New York: Grover, 2005. Reading and Discussion
5 Baldwin, James. Going to Meet the Man. New York: Vintage, 1995. Reading and Discussion
6 Cather, Willa. Death Comes to the Archbishop. London: Virago, 2006 Reading and Discussion
7 Faulkner, William. Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion. New York: Modern Library, 1994. Reading and Discussion
8 Midterm
9 Faulkner, William. Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion. New York: Modern Library, 1994. Reading and Discussion
10 Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Pittsburgh: Harper, 2006. Reading and Discussion
11 Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Pittsburgh: Harper, 2006. Reading and Discussion
12 Viramontes, Helena Maria. Under the Feet of Jesus. New York: Plume, 1996. Reading and Discussion
13 Viramontes, Helena Maria. Under the Feet of Jesus. New York: Plume, 1996. Reading and Discussion
14 Evaluation Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

The books cited in the course content

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

After the introduction of the basic terms relating to the topic, the class discussions furnish the students with the fundamental concepts and the tools to understand and evaluate both the written and visual texts.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

* The students are required to identify the major issues dealt and discussed in the course material.
* They are asked to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of major facts relevant to the topics dealt in the class hours.
* They are also invited to think critically on the matters discussed during the classes.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

* According to the university policy the students are required to attend 70% of all scheduled classes.
* The students are required to come to the classes having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.2545
LO.3455
LO.43
LO.554