COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course is designed to introduce students to American life and values and their reflections in social, cultural, and political institutions. By making use of visual aids (like maps, autobiographies, documentaries, and films) this course aims to give students information about the social life, traditions, and history of the US in a given time period. The course starts dealing with the first settlers in the US and colonial America and then proceeds with the revolutionary years, the early republic period, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Throughout the course, students explore American social, cultural, and political institutions as examples of the American way of life.

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

Breidlid, Anders and et al eds. American Culture: An Anthology of Civilization Texts. London and New York: Routledge, 1996.
Datesman, Maryanne, Crandall, Joann, Kearny, Edward N. The American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture. New York: Longman, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining the topic to students through interactive presentations and supporting it with visual materials, followed by in-depth analysis of the topic through student discussions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

If needed, other assessment methods can be added to the table given below.

Assessment Criteria

1. Ability to understand and define basic concepts correctly
2. Relating related concepts to each other and using them in context.
3. Analyzing a given text or discourse and using the terminology in the course content effectively.
4. Using language correctly and effectively.
5. Relating and applying the knowledge learned to real in real world examples.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. It is important to attend classes and come to class by reading the subject beforehand.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 08:30-09:30
Tuesday 08.30-09:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes