COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN SHORT STORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 2026 AMERICAN SHORT STORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESRA ÇÖKER

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to analyze short stories from the 19th century onward that have played a prominent role in the development of the short story tradition in the United States.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Examine the social and cultural factors as well as the historical development of the short story tradition in the United States beginning from the 19th century onwards
2   Identify the traditional narrative paradigms that have shaped the short story by comparing its theories with that of the novel.
3   Identify the formal and stylistic characteristics of the short story in the chosen texts.
4   Comment on the significant writers and the texts that have played a prominent role in the development of the short story.
5   Analyze short stories from different critical angles.
6   Gain competency in reading and analytical skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The History of the American Short Story The historical development of the short story and its first examples in the U.S.A.
2 Short Story Theories Short Story Theories (Reading Packet 1)
3 19th Century American Short Story A New England Nun (1891) Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
4 19th Century American Short Story The Story of An Hour, A Respectable Woman, Desiree s Baby----Kate Chopin
5 19th Century American Short Story "A Journey" (1899)- Edith Warton,
6 19th Century American Short Story Bartleby the Scrivener (1853) ----Herman Melville
7 19th Century American Short Story "The Yellow Wallpaper" (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
8 Mid-term
9 20th Century American Short Story Lottery Shirley Jackson
10 20th Century American Short Story A Rose for Emily ----William Faulkner
11 20th Century American Short Story A Distant Episode ---Paul Bowles
12 20th Century American Short Story "The Death of Justina", "The Swimmer" ------John Cheever
13 20th Century American Short Story The Shawl Cynthia Ozick
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Course Textbooks:

May, Charles E. New Short Story Theories. Athens, Ohio UP, 1994.

Bendixen, Alfred and James Nagel, eds. A Companion to the American Short Story. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell,
2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses: Courses are the primary components of instruction among teaching strategies 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 and 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

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

Exams are to 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. Midterm exam covers the topics instructed in class from the beginning of semester to the day of the exam.
2. Final exam covers the topics instructed in class after the midterm exam to the end of the semester, with some vital references to the content of the midterm exam.
3.Some exam questions are essay type questions that require students to use their analytical and comprehension skills.
4. Students are expected to reference the primary sources that they use.
5. Students are required to complete the exam in the given period of time.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. No textbooks or notes are allowed during the exam.
3. No dictionaries are allowed during the exam. All vocabulary used in the exam are covered previously in the class and expected to be familiar to the student.
4. Any form of cheating in the exam will result in a zero grade and also in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

korpez@hotmail.com

Office Hours

Tuesdays: 14:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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