COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEMAN GIRESUNLU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to analyze theoretical content, exemplary popular culture research as well as contemporary popular culture issues

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

Jack Nachbar and Kevin Lause, Popular Culture: An introductory Text (Bowling Green State University Popular Press) 1992, and additional visual material.
Syllabus maybe altered with due notice.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Any reading text or audiovisual resource selected for each course constitutes the subject of study of the relevant course.

2. Instruction may be provided by lectures, power point presenations, the use of classroom writing board,
by means of wonline pdf texts, books or their online links' upload onto the Sakai online education portal, prior to the class
session.

3. All reading texts that make up the course content are announced to the students in advance, for necessary preliminary
preparation for class sessions, through the Sakai online education portal.

4. Audiovisual documentaries, video etc. related to the course content are paused at intervals during lessons, for students
to hear, see, recognize and learn necessary terms, phrases, new words and concepts.

5. The course site generated within the Sakai education portal, provides an environment for disseminating course material, as
well as course related announcements, to students enrolled to the class, throughout the semester.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exams:
Throughout the semester two (2) exams will be administered.
1) Midterm: (%50)
Midterm exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended
type questions. This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information.
Asses levels of recognition and understanding new information.
1) Final: (%50)
Final exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended type questions
This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information.
Asses levels of recognition and understanding new information.

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam questions may require memorization of concepts, literary works, aspects specific to an era,
particular cultural styles, trends, keywords.

2. In Multiple-Choice, Fill in the Blanks, and True/False type text exams, answers are constant.
Grading example: 25 questions would value 4 points out of 100.

3. In open ended type questions: students are expected to remember a definition at its best possible form, in a
cause and effect relationship, displaying their best understanding of it.
example: If the correct answer is worth two points (2), the answer closest to correct is to be graded as one (1) point.

4. Test questions are inclusive of issues covered untill each mid semesters, to allow for due response time.

5. Bell curve may be applied (70 median), only for final grade assesments, as implemented through the University
Oracle grading system.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Class attendance is compulsory (%70)
2. Students exempt from class participation, are responsible from current course syllabus, as it maybe subject to alteration.
3. Students are expected to attend classes prepared for class discussions.
4. Students are expected to adhere with the academic code of ethics.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes