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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 6034 LITERARY CRITICISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce various literary theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of this course the students will be able to apply the theory of literature as cultural ecology; 2   To analyze the cultural critical metadiscourse; 3   To analyze literary texts by using related theories; 4   To use his/her knowledge about the cultural critical identity of the imaginative counter-discourse; 5   To use his/her knowledge about texts in American Literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 1 Introduction 2 2 Literature as Cultural Ecology 3 3 Zapf s Model of Three Functions 4 4 Cultural Critical Metadiscourse 5 5 Imaginative Counter-Discourse 6 6 Reintegrative Interdiscourse 7 7 Text Analysis 8 8 Mid-term Exam 9 9 Text Analysis Presentations 10 10 Text Analysis Presentations 11 11 Text Analysis Presentations 12 12 Text Analysis Presentations 13 13 Text Analysis Presentations 14 14 Wrap-Up

Recomended or Required Reading

Hubert Zapf: About Literature as Cultural Ecology, Bloomsbury, 2015. Text examples of American Literature.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures Preparation to class activities Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria Learning outcomes will be assessed by questions regarding the course topics in midterm and final exams and the assessment of students presentations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evrim.ersoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 20 20 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Reading 1 20 20 Final 1 30 30 Midterm 1 30 30 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

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 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5