COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course introduces graduate students to a variety of literary and theoretical texts and approaches in the study of American Drama and Theater

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

Susan Glaspell, Trifles Eugene O Neil Beyond the Horizon (1920), The Hairy Ape (1921 ), Desire Under the Elms (1924), Mourning Becomes Electra (1929-31) Long Day s Journey into Night Elmer Rice; Clifford Odets, Waiting for Lefty; Lillian Hellman, The Children's Hour.
Thornton Wilder, The Skin of Our Teeth (1942); Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman; Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire; Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun; Edward Albee, American Dream, The Zoo Story; Luis Valdez, Zoot Suit and Other Plays ; David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly; Suzan-Lori Parks, The America Play.
Materials: Supplementary books and references are to be updated and announced in the Class Blog

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) All selected teaching material; written and visual are to be notified prior to the semester. Syllabi maybe altered with due notice.
2) Students are expected to attend class prepared for a rigorous class discussion.
3) All assigned homework and book reports are due prior to the start of the class to the instructor.
4) Grades are to be deducted from late papers.
5) Students are expected to adhere with the academic code of ethics.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students will be expected to prepare two book reports. There will be two in class examinations (midterm and final) in addition to which a final paper (ten pages minimum) will be due during the finals week.Midterm in class exam: will cover material studied in-class, and will expect responses to major discussions in the area. Prior to the submission of the final paper students will submit their proposal , and paper drafts at due times indicated in the syllabus. Book reports (: Students will be expected to elucidate upon major arguments of their assigned books; offer a critical examination of the text, and place the work within contemporary debates. Book reports will be presented in class as well as submitted in print format. Two book reports will constitute of the total grade which will add up to the in class exam counting towards the Midterm grade. Research paper : (10 pages minimum MLA style) Final paper should focus upon a major issue in American culture displaying an understanding of past, and present methodologies in the area of American Studies contributing to the process of meaning making. The topic of analysis should display thorough and proper scholarship, abiding by academic standards of research and ethics. Final in-class exam : will cover material studied in-class, and will expect responses to major discussions in the area. weekly book presentations and subsequent class discussion comprise of active participation to class

Assessment Criteria

1) Book reports are expected to display accurate understanding of reading assignments; and to display rigorous academic research placing the work into critical perspective.
2) Book reports are submitted in written to the class instructor prior to due class discussions/presentations
3) Paper proposals should display the aim and scope of the research to be conducted.
4) Paper proposals should be inclusive of an annotated bibliography.
5) Paper proposals are submitted in written to the class instructor at due date.
6) Paper draft assessment monitors student progress during research, and offers guidance.
7) Final paper projects are expected to display genuine synthesis of theoretical material along issues proposed.
8) Final paper projects should be inclusive of a bibliography page.
9) Final paper projects should be submitted in MLA format.
10) Final paper projects, all class assignments, and conduct should abide by academic rules of ethics

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Class attendance is compulsory (%70)
2. Students held exempt from participation to the class, are still expected to stay updated with current year 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

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes