COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR CARL JEFFREY BOON

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

During the first half of the course, we will focus on examples of the Modernist aesthetic, the premise being that Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman may be considered the first Modernist American poets. After the midterms, we'll turn away from the Modernists and look at an eclectic group of poets influenced by the confessional mode.

Twenty percent of your grade for this class will be based on you instigating a correspondence with a poet working today and documenting that experience in the form of a paper in which you also analyze examples of that poet's work.

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

Reading will be made available through assorted handouts, the Poetry Foundation website, and students may be asked to offer poems from their correspondence exercise.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures will provide theoretical knowledge applicable to the course content.
2. Study groups and class discussions will enhance acquired knowledge; ensure understanding, and engage students into
meaningful argumentation.
3. The Class blog also to embedded into the Online Teaching portal for online courses will host an interactive syllabus
providing all online course material; teaching resources as well as class announcements.
4. Midterm examination will evaluate student proficiency in the knowledge acquired until the midterm.
5. Final examination will evaluate student proficiency in the area throughout the semester.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

One Midterm %40 and one Final exam %60 will provide for the overall course assesment

Assessment Criteria

1. Students will acquire knowledge concerning poetry.
2. They will acquire skills of poetic analysis and interpretation.
3. They will relate to American poetry within its poetic tradition regarding the historical, cultural and esthetic context.
4. Students will acquire a critical understanding of reading and interpreting poetry within a critical perspective.
5. They will document evidence of a correspondence with a working poet.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1) Students are expeced to attend and participate to classes on a regular basis.
2) Students are expected to abide by academic code of ethics.
3) Students are expected to follow course content and stay updated with class requirements.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

carl.boon@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 12:00-13:00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes