COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLASSICAL WESTERN LITERATURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL GÜNDOĞDU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The aim of this course is, first, to introduce the ancient Greek and Roman thought which shaped the Western civilization and its mindset through major texts and to introduce major works from modern world literature and theatre.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students are expected to to know the Ancient Greek and Roman period
2   to identify the major writings of the Ancient Greek and Roman period
3   to discuss various themes in the selected writings of the Ancient Greek and Roman period
4   to understand Bible which is considered as one of the major texts of Western culture and civilization in general
5   to analyze various themes in the selected plays of modern drama

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course Discussion
2 Poetics Discussion of the text
3 Antigone Discussion of the text
4 Oedipus the King Discussion of the text
5 The Aeneid Discussion of the text
6 The Aeneid Discussion of the text
7 Midterm Exam
8 Genesis Discussion of the text
9 A Room of One's Own Discussion of the text
10 A Room of One's Own Discussion of the text
11 Faust Discussion of the text
12 Faust Discussion of the text
13 Candide Discussion of the text
14 Candide Discussion of the text
15 Wrap up Discussion of the text
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Poetics (Aristotle)
Antigone (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
The Aeneid
Genesis
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
Faust (Goethe)
Candide (Voltaire)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and discussions

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students knowledge of the ancient Greek and Roman culture, which shaped the Western civilization, through major texts of the Greek and Roman.
Students knowledge of modern literature and drama through major texts
Student s discussion of themes and issues analyzed in class

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 attendance is compulsory
Plagiarism will be punished.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.gundogdu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced to students each academic term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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