COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN PRAGMATISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 3015 AMERICAN PRAGMATISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ERKAN AVCI

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

To focus on American pragmatism in order to define American mentality, socio-political structure, and its reflections in literature

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   have general knowledge about American pragmatism
2   compare and contrast the opinions of various American thinkers
3   have analytical perspective on a piece of nonfiction
4   generate ideas on the relation between the doctrines and their real world equivalents
5   determine the pragmatic attitudes of American authors in their fictio

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
2 Hume: Sceptical Solution of these Doubts Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
3 Kant Sectıon III: Of Opinion, Knowledge, and Belıef Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
4 Peirce: A Definition and Description of Pragmatic and Pragmatism Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
5 Peirce: The Fixation of Belief Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
6 Peirce: How to Make Our Ideas Clear Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
7 MIDTERM MIDTERM
8 Pragmatism-Pragmaticism Compare and contrast
9 James: An Interview: Pragmatism- What It Is Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
10 James: What Pragmatism Means Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
11 James: The Will to Believe Lecture
12 Mead: The Social Self Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
13 Lewis: A Pragmatic Conception of the A Priori Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
14 Rorty's pragmatism Lecture on the period, in-class discussion, problem-solving, question and answer
15 General Evaluation
16 FINAL EXAM FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

1. William James, Pragmatism and Other Essays
2. H. S. Thayer, ed., Pragmatism: The Classical Writings
3. Handbook of American Pragmatism

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To get prepared and read the assigned material before coming to class, to participate in-class discussions, to support what s/he has read through secondary sources, to make presentations

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

One midterm exam, one final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Students are supposed to:
1. have critical perspective(s)
2. think analytically
3. justify what s/he has learned about American literature (terms, concepts, trends, etc.) on their exam papers
4. make quotations to support their ideas

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. to be punctual
2. to read the assigned material
3. to join class discussions
4. to ask questions
5. to attend classes as much as possible
6. to switch off the mobiles

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: erkan.avci@deu.edu.tr
Office: 18650

Office Hours

Everyday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1553445
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.44443
LO.54525345555

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