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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 3009 PSYCHOLOGICAL THEMES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to enable students to view American Literature from the psychoanalytic point of view.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of this course students will be able to apply Freud s suggestions and theory to literary texts; 2   To analyze the process of individualisation in America; 3   To analyse literary texts by using the introduced theories; 4   To correlate mythology with psychoanalysis; 5   To be in command of various texts of American Literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 Freud s Tripartite Model 3 Interaktions Between the Id, Ego and Super-ego 4 Id and Society 5 Text Analysis 6 Text Analysis 7 Text Analysis 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Interpretation of Texts From the Psychoanalytic Point of View 10 Literary Figures: Hamlet and Oedipus 11 Text, Author and Reader 12 Text Analysis 13 Text Analysis 14 Wrap-Up

Recomended or Required Reading

Henk de Berg: Freud's Theory and Its Use in Literary and Cultural Studies: An Introduction, London, 2003 Text examples of American Literature.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures Preparation to class activities

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by questions regarding the course topics in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

% 70 Attendance is compulsory. Attending the mid-term exam and the final exam will be the main assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr, 02323019494

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 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

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 LO.1 5 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5