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OPTICIANRY (TURKISH)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code: ACL3005
Ders İsmi: American Poetry I
Ders Yarıyılı: Spring
Ders Kredileri:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 5
Language of instruction: English
Ders Koşulu:
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: No
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Course Lecturer(s):
Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives: This course is an intensive study of the works of the major 19th Century American poets, considered in terms of critical theory, technique, and form. Students will learn to interpret American poets such as Anne Bradstreet, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman & Emily Dickinson through recognition of the cultural strands that connect particular poems in a web of meanings, both social and historical.
Course Content: Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol I. Pp. 146-274,
Anne Bradstreet, “The Flesh and the Spirit” “To My Dear Loving Husband”
Edward Taylor “Huswifery”
Neo-Classicism & Philip Freneau, “The Indian Student”
Romanticism & William Cullen Bryant, “The Praries”, “Thanatopsis”, “The Yellow Violet”, “To a Waterfowl”, “The Poet”
Transcendentalism& Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays: “Nature” & “The American Scholar”, “The Transcendentalist”, “Self-Reliance”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poems: “The Rhodora”, “Each and All” & “The Snow-Storm”
Transcendentalism& Henry David Thoreau Essays: “On Civil Government” (Civil Disobedience)
Selected sections from Walden (Where I Lived, and What I Lived for)
Edgar Allan Poe: Essay, "The Philosophy of Composition"
Edgar Allan Poe:Poetry: “A Dream Within a Dream”, “To Helen”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven”
Realism & Walt Whitman “There Was a Child Went Forth” & Selections from Leaves of Grass
Transcendentalism & Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself”
Poetry of Consciousness & Emily Dickinson, “Presentiment”, “Success is counted sweetest” “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” “Apparently with no surprise” , “Much Madness is Divinest Sense”
“I taste a liquour never brewed”, “There’s a certain slant of light”, “After great pain, a formal feeling comes”, “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died”, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain”

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Transcendentalism & Henry David Thoreau Essays: “On Civil Government” (Civil Disobedience) Selected sections from Walden (Where I Lived, and What I Lived for)
1) Introduction, Pioneers, New Settlers, Puritanism Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol I. Pp. 146-274
2) Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor “The Flesh and the Spirit” “To My Dear Loving Husband” “Huswifery”
3) Neo-Classicism & Philip Freneau “The Indian Student”
4) Romanticism & William Cullen Bryant “The Praries”, “Thanatopsis”, “The Yellow Violet”, “To a Waterfowl”, “The Poet”
5) Transcendentalism & Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays: “Nature” & “The American Scholar”, “The Transcendentalist”, “Self-Reliance”
6) Ralph Waldo Emerson Poems: “The Rhodora”, “Each and All” & “The Snow-Storm”
8) Review
9) Edgar Allan Poe The Philosophy of Composition
10) Edgar Allan Poe Poetry: “A Dream Within a Dream”, “To Helen”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven”
11) Realism & Walt Whitman “There Was a Child Went Forth” & Selections from Leaves of Grass
12) Realism, Transcendentalism & Walt Whitman “Song of Myself”
13) Walt Whitman “Song of Myself”
14) Poetry of Consciousness & Emily Dickinson “Presentiment”, “Success is counted sweetest” “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” “Apparently with no surprise” , “Much Madness is Divinest Sense”
15) Final Exam
16) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Çeşitli Kaynaklar, teksirler, The Penguin Book of American Verse, ed. Geoffrey Moore & handouts.
References: Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. I.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
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.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

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.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 9 % 10
Application 1 % 10
Quizzes 4 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Project 1 5 5
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 30 30
Total Workload 147