Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
American Culture and Literature |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
PROFESSOR DOCTOR NILSEN GÖKÇEN ULUK |
Offered to |
American Culture and Literature |
Course Objective |
The aim of this course is to analyze the works of the 17th century Puritans which provide the origins of the following literary and cultural movements and traditions in the US. The course content includes sermons, religious and philosophical treatises, diaries, and letters in addition to literary works. Hence, the purpose is to reach an amalgamation of the ideas from all layers of the Puritan society. In addition, this course aims at providing a broader perspective on the writings of the Puritans by studying the academic sources on Puritans. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Perry Miller and Thomas H. Johnson (eds.), The Puritans |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lecture |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
Will be announced. |
Assessment Criteria |
Either the midterm or the final of this course will involve writing a research paper. The minimum criteria in the evaluation of this assignment will be the sensibleness and coherence of the argument, fluency of the development of ideas and thoughts, the quality and range of research, the intellectual level of the analyses and syntheses of the sources, their integration to the main idea, and the success in the accuracy, fluency in the idiomatic usage of language. The latest version of the MLA documentation style shall be employed in the research paper. The Wrks Cited must include at least ten secondary sources. Study aids such as Cliffsnotes, Sparksnotes will not be accepted as part of the Works Cited. |
Language of Instruction |
English |
Course Policies and Rules |
Any attempt at plagiarism at research papers will result in failure in this course and start a legal process against the student. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
Address:Faculty of Letters Building Office A 220 |
Office Hours |
By appointment |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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