COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESRA ÇÖKER

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

By examining the theme of Indian survival in Native-American literature, especially in the reservation, city and nature, this course aims is expose students to Native-American values, traditions and worldviews.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:

Allan, Paula Gunn. Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-Busting Border-Crossing Loose Canons. Beacon Press, 1998.

---. The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions Boston, Beacon Press, 1986.

Alexie, Sherman. Reservation Blues. New York: Atlantic Monthly, 1995.

Fire, John and Richard Erdoes. Lame Deer; Sioux Medicine Man. London: Quartet, 1973.

Hogan, Linda. Solar Storms. New York: Scribner, 1995.

Kidwell, Clara Sue, Homer Noley and George E. Tinker. A Native American Theology. New York: Orbis, 2001.

Kidwell, Clara Sue and Alan Velie. Native American Studies. Edinburg; Edinburg UP; 2005.

McGaa, Ed. Mother Earth Spirituality: Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves and Our World. New YorkYork: Harper One, 1009.

Treuer, David. Hiawatha. New York: Picador, 1999.

Waters, Ann. American Indian Thought; Philosophical Essays. Oxford; Blackwell, 2004.

Weaver, Jace. Defending Mother Earth. New York: Orbis, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Courses: Courses are the primary components of instruction among teaching strategies to lay the theoretical basis of subject and introduce the reading material relevant to the studied topic. Courses display a central role in getting to know the terms and concepts defining the topic.
2. In-Class discussions: In-class discussions aim at questioning the applicability of course material to diverse situations and thus increasing the factual tangibility of the information. The last hour of each weekly lecture is reserved for discussions.
3. Visual presentations and films: It includes the in-class projection of visual data such as pictures, illustrations, photographs, and maps as well as films and documentaries complementing the topic.

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam covers the topics instructed in class from the beginning of semester to the day of the exam.
2. Final exam covers the topics instructed in class after the midterm exam to the end of the semester, with some vital references to the content of the midterm exam.
3.Some exam questions are essay type questions that require students to use their analytical and comprehension skills.
4. Students are expected to reference the primary sources that they use.
5. Students are required to complete the exam in the given period of time.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. No textbooks or notes are allowed during the exam.
3. No dictionaries are allowed during the exam. All vocabulary used in the exam are covered previously in the class and expected to be familiar to the student.
4. Any form of cheating in the exam will result in a zero grade and also in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

korpez@hotmail.com
esra.coker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes