COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REGIONAL LITERATURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 3018 REGIONAL LITERATURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ERKAN AVCI

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to examine the landscapes and cultural divisons of the United States. It also focuses on the major American regions within the framework of a historical perspective, both as sets of ideas and as distinct ways of living and makes use of the literary texts in order to understand the characteristics of the regions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the landscape of the United States;
2   To know the cultural regions of the United States;
3   To find out the cultural characteristics of the regions;
4   To find the relationship between the land and the cultural characteristics of the region;
5   To analyze the texts peculiar to the regions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Discussion
2 What is regional literatures Discussion
3 "The Cultural Work of American Regionalism", Stephanie Foote Reading and Discussion
4 "The Cultural Work of American Regionalism", Stephanie Foote Reading and Discussion
5 Sarah Orne Jewett, "White Heron" Reading and Discussion
6 Bret Harte, "Luck of Roaring Camp" Reading and Discussion
7 Mark Twain, "Jumping Frog" Reading and Discussion
8 Midterm Exam
9 Hamlin Garland, "Return of a Private" Reading and Discussion
10 Willa Cather, "Tale of White Pyramid" Reading and Discussion
11 Willa Cather, "The Way 0f the World" Reading and Discussion
12 Gerorge Washington Cable, "The Haunted House in Royal Street" Reading and Discussion
13 Charles Chesnutt, "The Wife of His Youth" Reading and Discussion
14 Charles Chesnutt, "The Passing of Grandison"
15 WRAP-UP SESSION Discussion
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Sarah Orne Jewett, "White Heron"
Bret Harte, "The Luck of Roaring Camp"
Mark Twain, "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Hamlin Garland, "The Return of a Private"
Willa Cather, "A Tale of White Pyramid"
George Washington Cable, "The Haunted House in Royal Street"
Charles Chesnutt, "The Wife of His Youth", "The Passing of Grandison"

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

After the introduction of the basic terms relating to the topic, the class discussions furnish the students with the fundamental concepts and the tools to understand and evaluate both the written and visual texts.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

* The students are required to identify the major issues dealt and discussed in the course material.
* They are asked to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of major facts relevant to the topics dealt in the class hours.
* They are also invited to think critically on the matters discussed during the classes.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

* According to the university policy the students are required to attend 70% of all scheduled classes.
* The students are required to come to the classes having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erkan.avci@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.2545
LO.3455
LO.43
LO.554