| 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 |
| ACL1098 | American History II | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 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 HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
| Course Objectives: | The obkective of this course is to introduce American history from the Civil War up to 1980s and to enable students to analyze significant political, social, economical, and cultural developments in the second phase of American history in order to gain a better understanding of the system of today’s global USA. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)discuss major events, persons, and dates of American History from 1977 to 1980s 2)employ sociological perspectives relating to the development of the American History up to end of 1970s 3)formulate interpretations of a American society through the analysis of key events in the second of American history 4)evaluate how the USA developed its political, social, cultural, economical structures of modern America 5)examine significant political, social, economical, and cultural developments in the second phase of American history. |
| 19th to 21th century American History |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Civil War and Reconstruction Review | |
| 2) | The Development of the West, 1877-1900 | Reading |
| 3) | The Vitality and Turmoil of Urban Life, 1877-1920 | Reading |
| 4) | Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900 | Reading |
| 5) | The Progressive Era, 1895-1920 | Reading |
| 6) | The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914 | Reading |
| 7) | American Quest in the Pasific Ocean | Reading |
| 8) | Film Screening- Hiroshima | |
| 9) | America in the Great War, 1914-1920 | Reading |
| 10) | The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1941 | Reading |
| 11) | The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945 | Reading |
| 12) | Continue: The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945 | Reading |
| 13) | Postwar America: Cold War Politics, Civil Rights, 1945-1961 | Reading |
| 14) | The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961 | Reading |
| 15) | Final | |
| 16) | Final |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | A People and A Nation: History of the United States, Combined Edition. Houghton Mifflin. |
| References: | none |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
| Quizzes | 2 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 8 | 120 |
| Quizzes | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 175 | ||
| 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. | 3 |
| 4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 3 |
| 5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 3 |
| 6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 5 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 5 |
| 9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 5 |