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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 6050 LITERARY TRENDS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to give a basic account of the intellectual currents which have strongly influenced literary and popular thought. It provides certain historical and intellectual materials to make students understand the leading figures in American literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about literary trends in American literature. 2   To make an analysis of American literary trends and schools with respect to selected literary works. 3   To be competent in textual analysis. 4   To be capable of using course s terminology. 5   To have critical approach.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Idealism and Opportunity Class Discussion 2 Puritanism Class Discussion 3 Enlightenment in the colonies Class Discussion 4 Unitarianism Class Discussion 5 Transcendentalism Class Discussion 6 Pragmatism Class Discussion 7 Marxism in literature Class Discussion 8 Literary Realism Class Discussion 9 Literary Naturalism in the US. Class Discussion 10 Imperialism and Isolation Class Discussion 11 Intellectual currents of the Twenties: Freudianism and others. Class Discussion 12 Existentialism in Literature Class Discussion 13 Literary reaction of the sixties and seventies: The Feminist Revolution Class Discussion 14 Literary reaction of the eighties and nineties Class Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Rod W. Horton, Herbert W. Edwards. Backgrounds of American Literary Thought. Richard Gray. A History of American Literature. Merle Curti. The Growth of American Thought.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be based on lectures and class discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

None

Assessment Criteria

To abide by ethical criteria in academic work.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evrim.ersoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 30 30 Preparing assignments 1 8 8 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 5