COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMINAR IN AMERICAN STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 6046 SEMINAR IN AMERICAN STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEMAN GIRESUNLU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course introduces to selected trends in American Literature (Realism, Naturalism, Modernism and Postmodernism) from the American civil war onwards. Literary expression envisaged through the historical and cultural context invites towards a thorough understanding of the American experience
Prior to each semester the course topic, reading list and syllabus maybe subject to change and are announced on the DEU distance learning portal Sakai

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will acquire critical understanding in evaluation of selected fiction and non fiction/theoretical texts.
2   Students will develop academic research and writing skills in relation to the class topic
3   Students will develop close reading skills, and acquire a critical perspective through theoretical texts.
4   Students will develop their skills in organizing and presenting academic research in an academic setting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction An overview of the course
2 THE LOCAL COLOR MOVEMENT Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett Lecture -- Class discussion
3 THE LOCAL COLOR MOVEMENT --continued Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett Lecture -- Class discussion
4 REALISM and NATURALISM (1880-1914) contextualized as part of Scientific and technological developments in American Culture See Ceceilia Tichi William Dean Howells, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser Dewey Lecture -- Class discussion
5 Henry James,Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, William Dewey American Art Documentary Lecture -- Class discussion -Final paper preliminary research and outlines due
6 JAZZ AGE and HARLEM RENAISSANCE (1919-1939) F.Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes American Philosophers youtube documentary ; American Pragmatists Lecture -- Class discussion
7 MIDTERM Evaluation
8 AMERICAN MODERNISM (1914-1945) T.S Eliot, Gertrude Stein Wallace Stevens Midterm Exam--Book reports and Paper drafts Due
9 LATE-TWENTIETH CENTURY and POSTMODERNISM (1945-) Barth, Bartheleme, Gass Lecture -- Class discussion
10 Sylvia Plath, Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow Don DeLillo, White Noise Lecture -- Class discussion
11 Sylvia Plath, Pynchon, Don DeLillo Lecture -- Class discussion
12 Paul Auster, Lecture -- Class discussion
13 Paul Auster Lecture -- Class discussion
14 Richard Wright, Ralph Elison Lecture -- Class discussion
15 In class presentations Class presentations due
16 Final Exam Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Reading list and tentative syllabus is subject to alteration prior to each semesterand is announced on DEU Distance Learning Syllabus site.

American Philosophers series...documentary Youtube
American Pragmatists
Ceceilia Tichi, Shifting Gears
Dewey, _Art as Experience_;
Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett,
William Dean Howells, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser,
Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, William Faulkner F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes. Henry James
T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein Wallace Stevens Richard Wright, Ralph Elison
Barth, Barthelme, Gass
Plath, Pynchon, Don DeLillo,
Paul Auster

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. All selected reading material, written and visual, are notified prior to the semester on DEÜ distance learning portal Sakai's interactive site. The syllabus maybe altered with due notice.
2. Students are expected to attend class sessions prepared for a rigorous discussions.
3. All assigned homework and book reports are due prior to the start of each class session.
4. All required assignments must be submitted/completed by stated due dates. Grades will be deducted from late papers.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students are expected prepare book reports during the course. Additionally two in-class exams will be administered. (midterm and final) Additionally a final project will be due at the finals' week (10 pages max.) The Midterm exam comprises of all topics covered during the class and requires students to display ability in discussing major issues relevant to the seminar's topic. Students will be expected to display rigorous practice of academic research: preparing a paper outline; developing a working paper proposal; submitting a paper draft as a working project for evaluation half-way prior to final paper submission; and a class presentation of the respective final project. Students are also expected to present book reports in class, and help lead class discussions throughout the semester. They are to submit written book reports prior to midterm and final exams. Research paper: ( 10 pages max. in MLA style ) The final project requires the selection of an issue relevant to the course, and display ability to pursue scholarship. The final project and all other academic undertakings throughout the course necessitates adherence to academic code of ethics. Also a final in class exam may evaluate student's ability to grasp academic discussions based upon topics relevant to the seminar's topic. Class participation involves of weekly book reports and rigorous class discussions.

Assessment Criteria

1. Class participation is compulsory. (%70) Students are expected to participate prepared into class discussions.
2. Research paper and all presentation assignments require adherence to academic research and writing standards following the MLA style guide.
3. Grades will be deducted from late assignments as indicated in the syllabus.
4. Students held exempt from class participation from a previous semester, are responsible with the current year's course content.
5. Students are expected to adhere with the academic code of ethics at all time.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Class attendance is compulsory (%70)
2. Students held exempt from class participation from a previous semester, are responsible with current semester's course content.
3) All student conduct, projects, class assignments, should adhere with academic rules of ethics

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters

Office Hours

Fridays 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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