MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ACL3098	Literary Criticism	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
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.

Learning Outcomes

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

Course Content

Literature, Theory and Criticism

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Modern Literary Theory: A Reader, 3rd edn. Philip Rice and Patricia Waugh, eds. London and New York: Arnold, 1996.
References:

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases.	3
2)	Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format.	4
3)	Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.	5
4)	Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish.	3
5)	Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills.	4
6)	Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods.	4
7)	Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills.	3
8)	Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects.	5
9)	Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them.	4
10)	Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology.	5
11)	Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions.	4