AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL3098 | Literary Criticism | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is o study some of the significant developments and movements of twentieth century literary theory within their historical, cultural and philosophical contexts. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)use advanced, field specific theoretical and practical knowledge on literary theory 2) o define functions and meanings of social, geographical, historical and stylistic variations of the different literary theories 3)formulate interpretations of texts by the theories of various literary critics. 4)criticize and display creativity of thought in selected literary texts. 5)transfer theoretical knowledge and skills of literary citicism into the act of literary interpretation |
Literature, Theory and Criticism |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams | Reading |
3) | Victor Shklovsky, ‘Art as Technique’ | Reading |
4) | Ferdinand de Saussure, Course in General Linguistics | Reading |
5) | Roland Barthes, ‘From Work to Text’ | Reading |
6) | Paul Ricoeur, ‘Phenomenology and Theory of Literature’ | Reading |
7) | V. N. Vološinov, ‘Marxism and the Philosophy of Language’ | Reading |
8) | Review | |
9) | M.M. Bakhtin, ‘Discourse in the Novel’ | Reading |
10) | M.M. Bakhtin, ‘Discourse in the Novel’ | Reading |
11) | Louis Althusser, ‘Ideology and the State’ | Reading |
12) | Michel Foucault, ‘The Order of Discourse’ | Reading |
13) | Elaine Showalter, ‘Towards a Feminist Poetics’ | Reading |
14) | Bell Hooks, ‘Postmodern Blackness’ | Reading |
15) | Final | |
16) | Final |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Modern Literary Theory: A Reader, 3rd edn. Philip Rice and Patricia Waugh, eds. London and New York: Arnold, 1996. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 2 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
Quizzes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 148 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | 4 |
2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | 5 |
3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | 5 |
4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 4 |
5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 5 |
6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 4 |
7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 5 |
8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 4 |
9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 4 |