OPTICIANRY (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code: | ACL1003 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Essay Writing and Textual Analysis I | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: | Spring | ||||||||
Ders Kredileri: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | Students will process literature through use of written assignments and will learn how to write essays concerning literature of differing genres.Course materials are both literary and rhetorical, and include poetry, fiction. Students practice a range of approaches to these genres, and learn to formulate original, cohesive, invested, well-supported arguments about them in the form of short close reading exercises and more extensive critical essays. |
Course Content: | Literary Terminology and methods of writing critical essays,, short stories, plays, poetry, non-fiction selections and films. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to course. Outline of semester. Short writing assignment describing expectations and past experiences. | |
2) | “Telling Stories” by Maeve Binchey and excerpt from “Portrait of a Lady” by Henry James. Writing about love and our concepts of what it means and how it is portrayed in the two stories. | Reading. |
3) | “Goodbye Marcus, Goodbye Rose” by Jean Rhys. Our experiences in life prepare us for the future. How do our lives change after a hugely impactful experience? | Writing assignment. |
4) | “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood. Writing about theme, characters, plot and mood. Example of summary and analysis of a short story. | Reading. |
5) | “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” by Brian Clark. The nature of life. What is our responsibility to ourselves? To others? | Essay. |
6) | “Moral Hazard” by Kate Jennings. The aging process and inconceivable choices. Is it possible or even acceptable to choose death over life? | Essay. |
7) | Midterm Essay concerning the nature of love and marriage and death and the choices involved. How do the stories exemplify the themes? | Reading. |
8) | Review. | |
9) | “Crime and Punishment” by Dosteovsky. Using logic to make excuses for a criminal act. | Essay. |
10) | “Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro. Prejudice and characters who must act against their better nature. | Reading. |
11) | “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin. Is it ever acceptable to sacrifice someone for the greater good? | Reading. |
12) | “The Joneses”. Capitalism and creating a desire and market. | Background research. |
13) | Essay on consumerism and capitalism. What goods do we consider desirable and why? | Research. |
14) | “First Confession” by Frank O’Connor. Comedy and plot. How does an author show theme through the use of humor? | Reading. |
15) | Final. | |
16) | Final. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Various short stories and poems. Her dönem seçilecek belli kısa hikayeler ve şiirler. |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | ||||||||
2) The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | ||||||||
3) The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | ||||||||
4) The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | ||||||||
5) The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | ||||||||
6) The student uses information and communication technologies with at least at basic level of European Computer Using Licence basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | ||||||||
7) The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | ||||||||
8) The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | ||||||||
9) The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | |
2) | The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | |
3) | The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | |
4) | The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | |
5) | The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | |
6) | The student uses information and communication technologies with at least at basic level of European Computer Using Licence basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | |
7) | The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | |
8) | The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | |
9) | The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 64 | % 15 |
Quizzes | 4 | % 20 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 15 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 64 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 32 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 3 |
Homework Assignments | 16 | 32 |
Quizzes | 6 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 10 |
Final | 1 | 10 |
Total Workload | 163 |