COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ATALAY GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
English Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce the students to all aspects of the study of English literature, language and culture, and gives them a chance to discuss contemporary matters such as gender, identity, popular culture and the like comparing and contrasting with the culture of their own.

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

1. English Studies Book: An Introduction to Language, Literature and Culture by Rob Pope, Routledge,New York. 2009.
2. The Comparative Perspective on Literature: Approaches to Theory and Practice ed. Clayton Koelb and Susan Noakes, Cornell University Press. 1988.
3. Cultural Theory & Popular Culture: An Introduction, by John Storey, Pearson Education Ltd. 2009.
4. Gifford, H. (2021). Comparative literature. Routledge.
5. Damrosch, D., & Spivak, G. C. (2011). Comparative literature/world literature: A discussion with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and David Damrosch. Comparative Literature Studies, 48(4), 455-485.
6. Klarer, M. (2013). An introduction to literary studies. Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face and interactive courses. Students are expected to come class having read the assigned texts which are given to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit two midterm papers based on invidual research.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None.

Assessment Criteria

1. Two midterm exams and a final exam will be given throughout the term.
2. Students are expected to come class having read the texts that are assigned to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit response papers based on invidual research.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required
2. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be anounced by the instructor.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes