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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KAR 1006	THEMES AND MOTIVES IN LITERATURE (ENG.)	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce groups of the motives and themes that have come to forefront in the history of literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of this course, the students will be able; To generate the corpus of themes and motives.
2	To use the theoretical background.
3	To use the techniques of analysis.
4	To observe the changes in motives through the ages.
5	To strengthen the theoretical knowledge through self-conducted analysis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to course content
2	What is a motive
3	An example motive and text study
4	What is a theme
5	An example theme and text study
6	Text analysis
7	Text analysis
8	Midterm
9	Text analysis
10	Text analysis
11	Text analysis
12	Text analysis
13	Text analysis
14	General assesment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Elisabeth Frenzel: Stoffe der Weltliteratur, Stuttgart, 2005.
2. Elisabeth Frenzel: Motive der Weltliteratur, Stuttgart, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 Attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

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	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	6	6
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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