COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR CARL JEFFREY BOON

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the techniques and the literary terminology required to discuss and analyze the literary texts, such as stories, poems and plays, and to provide students with the ability to make textual analysis.

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

Meyer, Michael. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. 4th Ed. Boston: Bedford Books of Saint Martin's P, 1997.
Barnet, Sylvian, Morton Berman and William Burto. An Introduction to Literature. New York: Harper Colins College P, 1994.
McMichael, George. gen ed. Concise Anthology of American Literature. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and class discussions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Competency of students in textual analysis
Ability of students in analyzing the basic parts, such as character, plot, narrator and soci-cultural and political context.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is compulsory.
Plagiarism will be punished.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

carl.boon@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes