COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YEŞIM BAŞARIR

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

Examine short stories and novels in world literature that portray how woman is perceived in social, historical and intellectual context.

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

50 Muhteşem Kısa Hikaye, Çev. Süha Demirel, Tefrika Yayınları, 2018
Amerikan Edebiyatından Kısa Öyküler, Çev. Elvan Aytekin, Kopernik Kitap, 2018
Dünya Edebiyatından Öyküler 1, Haz. Ishak Reyna, Inkılap Kitabevi, 2002
Dünya Edebiyatından Öyküler 2, Haz. Ishak Reyna, Inkılap Kitabevi, 2002
Esquivel, Laura. Acı Çikolata. Çev. Havva Mutlu, Can Yayınları, 2016
Fallaci, Oriana. Doğmamış Çocuğa Mektup, Çev. Pınar Kür, Can Yayınları, 2018
Highsmith, Patricia. Bir Kadın Düşmanından Öykücükler. Çev. Nihal Yeğinobalı, Can Yayınları, 1996.
Ingiliz ve Amerikan Edebiyatında Kısa Öykünün Büyük Ustaları, Çev. Celal Üster, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2017
Oates, Joyce Carol. Kara Su, Çev. Nihal Yeğinobalı, Can Yayınları, 1997.
Otsuka, Julie. Tavan Arasındaki Buda. Çev. Duygu Akın. Domingo, 2012.
Stein, Gertrude. Üç Yaşam, Çev. Gökçe Yavaş, Tudem Yayın Grubu, 2017
Tamaro, Susanna. Luisito: Bir Sevgi Öyküsü, Çev. Eren Cendey, Can Yayınları, 2016

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses: Of the teaching strategies, courses are the primary components of instruction 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, 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 Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exams inquire the correct use of terms and concepts profiling the course material and question the major thinking patterns acquired in the course.

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam questions aim at measuring the student's performance in discussing the social, cultural and ideological issues, and helping him/her develop an analytical and critical viewpoint.
2. Depending on analytical approach, exam questions may require multiple responses.
3. Questions examine the student's ability for combining theory with literary and intellectual history on various topics.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. Exams are in class and timed. Questions are based on open-book and open-notebook principle.
3. Any form of cheating and plagiarism in the exam will result in a zero grade and in disciplinary action.
4. Midterm exam covers the topics instructed in class from the beginning of semester to the day of the exam. Final exam covers the topics instructed in class after the midterm exam to the end of the semester, with some references to the content of the midterm exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: yesim.basarir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes