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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	Fall	3	0	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

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)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.