Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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Course Coordinator : |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MUSTAFA POLAT |
Recommended Optional Program Components: |
none |
Course Objectives: |
1. Students will be able to describe the development of the short story from its beginnings in 19th century American Lit through Realism, Modernism, and Post-modernist influences.
2. Students will be able to recognize and analyze how the form develops through each author’s use and purpose in writing.
3. Students will be able to show knowledge of applicable literary terms, movements, conventions, styles, etc., and overall command of the text.
4. Students will be able to write a literary analysis.
5. Students will be able to interpret, evaluate, compare and contrast the texts in classroom discussions.
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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1 Introduction
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2) |
Hawthorne “Young Goodman Brown” p.639-48; Poe “Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Philosophy of Composition” p.1264-77, 1659-60 |
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Hawthorne “The Birthmark” p.648-660; Poe “The Purloined Letter” p.1278-90 |
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Melville “Bartleby, the Scrivener” p.1085-1111 |
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5) |
Clemens (i.e. Twain) “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” and “The Invalid’s Story” p.300-9 |
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6) |
Tolstoy “The Death of Ivan Ilych” p.1452-91
9 Chopin “The Story of an Hour” p.297-9; Gilman “The Yellow Wallpaper” p.597-608
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7) |
Crane “The Open Boat” p.379-396
Cather “Paul’s Case” p.235-49
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8) |
Conrad “Heart of Darkness” p.310-333
Conrad “Heart of Darkness” p.333-70
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9) |
Midterm |
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10) |
Joyce “The Dead” p.755-84; Woolf “Kew Gardens” 1603-8
Faulkner “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning” p.520-7, 535-47
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11) |
Hemingway “Hills Like White Elephants” p.661-665 (extra credit for finding and reading “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”) |
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12) |
Baldwin “Sonny’s Blues” p.37-59 and Hurston “The Conscience of the Court” p.682-92
Carver “Cathedral” p.206-216
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13) |
Bradbury “The Veldt” p.155-65; Le Guinn “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” p.862-6
O’Connor “Good Country People” p.1212-26
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14) |
Walker “Everyday Use” p.1512-8; Kincaid “Girl” p.828-9
Garcia Marquez “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” p.585-9
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15) |
Danticat “A Wall of Fire Rising” p.417-28 |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Have sufficient background in mathematics, science and artificial intelligence engineering. |
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2) |
Use theoretical and applied knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and artificial intelligence engineering together for engineering solutions. |
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3) |
Identify, define, formulate and solve engineering problems, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose. |
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Analyse a system, system component or process and design it under realistic constraints to meet desired requirements; apply modern design methods in this direction. |
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Select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications. |
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6) |
Design and conduct experiments, collect data, and analyse and interpret results. |
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7) |
Work effectively both as an individual and as a multi-disciplinary team member. |
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8) |
Access information via conducting literature research, using databases and other resources |
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9) |
Follow the developments in science and technology and constantly update themself with an awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning. |
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10) |
Use information and communication technologies together with computer software with at least the European Computer License Advanced Level required by their field. |
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11) |
Communicate effectively, both verbal and written; know a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level. |
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Have an awareness of the universal and social impacts of engineering solutions and applications; know about entrepreneurship and innovation; and have an awareness of the problems of the age. |
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13) |
Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility. |
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Have an awareness of project management, workplace practices, employee health, environment and work safety; know the legal consequences of engineering practices. |
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