COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION AND LITERATURE VI

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 4006 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION AND LITERATURE VI COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to study the historical, cultural and political conditions in the 20th century and to define the universe of meaning in this period in the context of main artistic, literary and philosophical movements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able; to recognize the historical and cultural conditions in the 20th century.
2   to compare the thought-movements in the 20th century.
3   to distinguish the different periods in this age.
4   to compare the texts in the context of the their own historical conditions.
5   to analyze the conditions initiated 21th century.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: The Presentation of course
2 The historical and cultural conditions in the 20th century
3 The notion of nature in the 20 th century
4 Big Ruptures after 1945
5 Art in the 20th century
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Movements of literature in the 20th century
9 The notion of literature in the 20th century
10 Text-analysis
11 Text-analysis
12 Text-analysis
13 Text-analysis
14 Text-analysis
15 General evaluation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Losurdo, Domenico, Das 20. Jahrhundert Begreifen, Papyrossa, 2013
2. Arenders, Cord; Wolfrum, Edgar, Globale Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, 2007
3. Hügli, Anton; Lübcke Poul, Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, Hamburg Rororo, 1992.
4. Schneede, M. Uwe, Die Geschichte der Kunst im 20. Jahrhundert, Beck, München, 2010
5. Schaerf Christian, Der Roman im 20. Jahrhundert, Metzler, Stuttgart, 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam assestment based on questions regarding the use of knowledge and skills acquired until the term-date.
2. Final exam assestment based on questions regarding the topics studied during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1 % 70 attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the discussions, mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.154
LO.2552
LO.34
LO.4555
LO.54

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