COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 2003 LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objection is to analyse mythology and help the students to comprehend the relationship between mythology and literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; To distinguish what mythology is and what it is not.
2   To determine mythological elements.
3   To use their knowledge of mythology in text analysis.
4   To determine the effect of mythology on the literature.
5   To put the knowledge they have gained into practice through the texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course content
2 Creations: Religion and Literature
3 The Contradiction of Sky and Ground
4 Gods, Goddesses, Heroes
5 Linearity vs. Cyclicality
6 Olympian vs. Chthonian
7 Body and Soul or Nature and Culture
8 Midterm exam
9 Text Analysis
10 Text Analysis
11 Text Analysis
12 Text Analysis
13 Text Analysis
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Camille Paglia: Die Masken der Sexualität, München, 1995.
2. Walter Burkert: Die griechische Religion der archaischen und klassischen Epoche, Stuttgart, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 Attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15444
LO.25444
LO.35444
LO.45544
LO.55444

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