COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MAIN TRENDS AND CURRENTS IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN LITERATURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RDE 5002 MAIN TRENDS AND CURRENTS IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN LITERATURE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Russian Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TAMILLA ALIYEVA

Offered to

Russian Language and Literature

Course Objective

To explain the main trends and currents of contemporary Russian literature with examples from today's writers of Russian Literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend literary movements and relate them to Russian literature.
2   To determine the place of Russian Literature in World Literature.
3   Being able to look critically at Contemporary Russian Literature
4   Getting to know contemporary Russian writers and their works
5   To gain ability to bring new perspectives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of art, originality in art Novels and short stories in Contemporary Russian Literature
2 Literature and art Postmodernism and beyond
3 Introduction to literary movements General repetition
4 Literary movements Exam
5 Literary movements
6 Literary movements
7 Contemporary Russian Literature and its main trends
8 Midterm Exams
9 Contemporary Russian Literature and main trends and contemporary Russian writers
10 Examples from contemporary Russian writers

Recomended or Required Reading

Various Russian books

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and 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 * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced.

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
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55