AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE
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
ACL1004 Essay Writing and Textual Analysis II Spring 2 2 3 7

Basic information

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 ELİF BAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Students will process literature through use of written assignments and will learn how to write essays concerning literature of differing genres.Course materials are both literary and rhetorical, and include poetry, fiction. Students practice a range of approaches to these genres, and learn to formulate original, cohesive, invested, well-supported arguments about them in the form of short close reading exercises and more extensive critical essays.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1-Demonstrate punctuation usage.
2-Describe types of essays.
3-write for a variety of audiences and purposes.
4-to become a more critical reader of your writing

Course Content

Short stories, plays, poetry, non-fiction selections and films.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to course. Outline of semester. Short essay describing one of the past assignments and how it has affected their writing confidence.
2) “The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde. Reading a fairytale for plot and character development. Reading.
3) “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. How utopia can be distorted. The meaning and theme of a short story. Writing assignment.
4) “Splendor in the Grass”. Young love and the choices it entails. Reading.
5) “Romeo and Juliet” scenes. Our conceptions of love and how we can translate Shakespeare into the modern world. Essay.
6) “The Gift of the Magi” by O”Henry. Style and substance: how one author can tell a story effectively. Reading.
7) Review.
8) “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. The short story as a novella, or how to tell a story through 1st person narration. Reading.
9) “Flowers for Algernon”. Development of character. Writing commentary.
10) “Casablanca”. Dealing with crisis and personal choices.
11) Presentations of author and relevant work. Presentation.
12) “The Killers” by Hemingway. How language changed and evolved through a paring down of the story to essentials. Research.
13) “The Killers” film adaptation. Adapting a story for the screen. How do we judge its success? Essay. Research.
14) “A Rose for Emily”. The use of a gothic theme in the American South. Setting as character. Reading.
15) Final exam.
16) Final exam.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Her dönem belirlenen kısa hikayeler, şiirler ve filmler.
References: Short stories, poems and films.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 15
Presentation 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 4 56
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentations / Seminar 1 10 10
Homework Assignments 16 2 32
Quizzes 6 1 6
Midterms 1 15 15
Final 1 15 15
Total Workload 166

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) 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. 5
4) Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. 4
5) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. 4
6) Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. 4
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. 3
9) Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. 4