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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 6023 THE NOVEL IN WORLD LITERATURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YEŞIM BAŞARIR

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce novels that have shaped world literature and have been received intensely.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of this course students will be able to distinguish novels of various literatures; 2   To use his/her knowledge about the historical development of novel; 3   To use his/her knowledge about novels that have been received by American Literature; 4   To use his/her knowledge about topics and motives; 5   To analyse the history of literature in terms of novels.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 The Novel in Europe 3 The Novel in America 4 Historical Development of Novel 5 Text Analysis 6 Text Analysis 7 Text Analysis 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Text Analysis 10 Text Analysis 11 Text Analysis 12 Text Analysis 13 Text Analysis 14 Wrap-Up

Recomended or Required Reading

Dennis Walter: Literature In The Modern World: Critical Essays and Documents, Oxford, 2004. Examples of novels in world literature.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures Preparation to class activities

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by questions regarding the course topics in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

% 70 Attendance is compulsory. Attending the Mid-term exam and the final exam will be the main assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr phone: 301 9494

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 8 104 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 25 25 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 192

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 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 LO.1 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 LO.2 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 LO.3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 LO.4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 LO.5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4