COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN NOVEL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 3023 AMERICAN NOVEL COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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 examines major American novels and movements in their theoretical context

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to evaluate and recognize the major literary works and movements in the first half of the twentieth century in the area of the American novel
2   Students will develop their knowledge of the characteristics of the novel genre, and learn the main features of modern novel examples.
3   Students will acquire critical perspective of literary texts studied.
4   Students will learn to evaluate various concepts in the texts they read, and make inferences in line with the questions posed.
5   Students will learn to access online resources related to the subject of the course, through the Sakai education portal of the course

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Introduction to major literary themes and issues in American modernist literature Introduction to class syllabus and resources Lecture on major literary trends--documentary viewing
2 Historical Perspectives into the 1920s America F. Scot Fitzgerald Lecture Documentary viewing--Class discussion Biography
3 F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gastby--Lecture--Documentary viewing--class discussion
4 F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby--Lecture--Documentary viewing--Critical insights class discussion
5 Comparative insights into European and American Modernist trends in the arts and Letters. E. Hemingway Lecture--Documentary viewing--in class activity Biography The Sun Also Rises--Lecture--Documentary viewing--class discussion
6 E. Hemingway The Sun Also Rises--Lecture--Documentary viewing--Critical insights class discussion--Review prior to the midterm exam
7 Midterm Exam Midterm in-class exam
8 E. Hemingway The Sun Also Rises--Lecture --Documentary viewing--Critical insights continued.
9 Historical Perspectives into the 1930s America William Faulkner Lecture-Documentary viewing--Class discussion Biography
10 William Faulkner As I Lay Dying--Lecture--Documentary viewing--class discussion
11 William Faulkner As I lay Dying--Lecture--Documentary viewing--Critical insights class discussion
12 William Faulkner The Bear--Lecture--class discussion
13 The Harem Renaissance Zora Neal Hurston Lecture--Documentary viewing--in class Activity
14 Zora Neal Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God--Lecture--Documentary viewing--class discussion Biography
15 Zora Neal Hurston Wrap up Their Eyes Were Watchign God--Lecture--Documentary viewing--Critical insights class discussion -- Review prior to the Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

F.S.Fitzgerald, E. Hemingway, William Faulkner, Zora Neal Hurston. When necessary course resources can be altered with due notice.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods


1 The reading texts selected for the course are announced to the student in advance through the Sakai education portal and the necessary preliminary preparation is provided.

2. The content shared on the Sakai education portal regarding the subject of the course, is in the form of audiovisual materials concerning authors works and literary trends of the era.

3.The content shared on the Sakai education portal regarding the subject of the course will be accessible during the extracurricular times of the relevant semester.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Two exams will be administered during the semester.
Midterm exam (50%)
Midterm exam, aims to evaluate the students knowledge in the form of short question and answer, test, essay with an in-class exam.
Final exam (50%)
Final exam, aims to evaluate the students knowledge in the form of short question and answer, test, essay with an in-class exam.

Assessment Criteria

EXAMS
Throughout the semester there will be two (2) exams
1) Midterm (%50)
Midterm exam will be administered as an in-class exam, comprising of brief question and answers, tests and or brief essay type questions.
2) Final (%50)
Final exam will be administered as an in-class exam, comprising of brief question and answers, tests and or brief essay type questions.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
1. Midterm and Final exams assess knowledge.
2. Essay type questions assess knowledge presented as part of a well developed composition in English.
3. Tests, and brief question and answer type exams, assess knowledge.
4. All Research paper assignments require adherence to academic research ethics, and writing guidelines in MLA style.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1) Class attendance is compulsory (%70). Students are expected to be prepared to class discussion.
2) Students exempt from class attendance are expected to stay updated with current semester's course content.
3) Research paper assignments are expected to comply with MLA guidelines.
4) Late assignment submissions will be subject to lower grades.
5) Students are expected to adhere with academic code of ethics.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparing assignments 1 28 28
Final 1 5 5
Midterm 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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