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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL1001 | Introduction to English Literature I | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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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 HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
Course Objectives: | Students will identify and trace the development of English literature from the beginnings till the 17th century.Throughout the semester, they will learn to read literary texts closely and critically. They will learn to analyze the texts they read within the given historical context. They will also learn to read, understand, and critique analytical literary essays as well as recognize and assess the elements of different poetic genres. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course; * will be able to understand the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers * will be able to examine works of English literature within the specific socio-historical contexts in which they were written. *will be able to identify and explain literary devices used in texts * will be able to analyze literary texts critically |
Literary texts written in the Old English period, Middle English period, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th century. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the Course | None |
2) | Beowulf | Reading |
3) | Beowulf | Reading |
4) | Sir Gawain and The Green Knight | Reading |
5) | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Reading |
6) | The General Prologue from Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer | Reading |
7) | Loving in Truth by Sir Philip Sydney | Reading |
8) | Review | Reading |
9) | Sonnets 18 and 130 by William Shakespeare | Reading |
10) | They Flee From Me by Thomas Wyatt | Reading |
11) | The Good Morrow by John Donne | Reading |
12) | To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell | Reading |
13) | From Paradise Lost by John Milton (Book I) | Reading |
14) | From Paradise Lost by John Milton (Book I) | Reading |
15) | Final | Reading |
16) | Final | Reading |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Norton Anthology of English Literature |
References: | none |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 3 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
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 | 2 | 30 |
Quizzes | 3 | 9 | 27 |
Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 149 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |