COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN CULTURE HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 2024 AMERICAN CULTURE HISTORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

HAKAN DIBEL

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to give students knowledge of American cultural history and theories used in cultural studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about American cultural history.
2   To have a basic knowledge of some cultural concepts.
3   To be capable of interpreting primary sources on American cultural history and doing textual analysis.
4   To be capable of using course s terminology.
5   To have a basic knowledge of theories used in cultural studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Culture: Cultural Pluralism in the United States Introduction
2 Traditional American Values and Beliefs Class Discussion
3 The American Religious Heritage Class Discussion
4 The Frontier Heritage Class Discussion
5 The Heritage of Abundance Class Discussion
6 The World of American Business Class Discussion
7 Government and Politics in the US Class Discussion
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Ethnic and Racial Assimilation in the US Class Discussion
10 Education in the United States Class Discussion
11 Leisure Time: Organized Sports, Recreation and Television Class Discussion
12 The American Family Class Discussion
13 American Values at the crossroads: The US in the 21st Century Class Discussion
14 General Evaluation Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Breidlid, Anders and et al eds. American Culture: An Anthology of Civilization Texts. London and New York: Routledge, 1996.
Datesman, Maryanne, Crandall, Joann, Kearny, Edward N. The American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture. New York: Longman, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be based on lectures and class 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

None

Assessment Criteria

To abide by ethical criteria in academic work.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To 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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15543
LO.25543
LO.35543
LO.45543
LO.55543