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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 2035 POSTWAR FICTION IN AMERICA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL GÜNDOĞDU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to explore the impact and the backlash of WWII on personal, social and cultural levels and to examine the search for personal and social identity and meaning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to identify the postwar atmosphere in literary texts 2   to examine the impact of WWII on both personal lives and social and cultural levels in literary texts 3   to analyze concepts such as alienation, loneliness and loss of the postwar period in America in the literary texts 4   to evaluate the texts with a critical mind

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the course 2 The Crucible, Arthur Miller Discussion of the text 3 The Crucible, Arthur Miller Discussion of the text 4 1984, George Orwell Discussion of the text 5 1984, George Orwell Discussion of the text 6 Franny and Zooey J.D Salinger Discussion of the text 7 Franny and Zooey J.D Salinger Discussion of the text 8 MIDTERM 9 The Moviegoer, Walker Percy Discussion of the text 10 The Moviegoer, Walker Percy Discussion of the text 11 Slaugterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Discussion of the text 12 Slaugterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Discussion of the text 13 Looking For Mr. Green, Saul Bellow Discussion of the text 14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

The Crucible, Arthur Miller, 1984, George Orwell, Franny and Zooey J.D Salinger, The Moviegoer, Walker Percy, Looking For Mr. Green, Saul Bellow, Rabbit Run, John Updike, Slaugterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In-class discussion of the selected materials (novels, stories)

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

Students are expected to analyze and evaluate specific issues in the literary texts questioning the postwar period in America

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

: %70 attendance is compulsory Plagiarism will be punished.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.gundogdu@deu.edu.tr

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 15 15 Final 1 1,5 2 Midterm 1 1,5 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 4 LO.2 5 5 4 LO.3 5 5 4 LO.4 5 5 4