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 HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
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Recommended Optional Program Components: |
None |
Course Objectives: |
Introducing the novel as a literary form, the course will trace the development of the novel in America from 1800 to 1900. Readings will include stories and novels by W. Irving, N. Hawthorne, H. Melville, M. Twain, T. Dreiser, J. London, O Henry and K. Chopin, together with the study of the literary movements they represent. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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Introduction to the beginnings of American Literary history. Puritanism and the age of the Pioneers, first settlers and their dreams and fears. Colonial Period to 1700 |
Heath Anthology, selected pages between: 3-1178 |
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The Beginnings of American Fiction: Romanticism/Transcendentalism |
Heath Anthology selected pages between: 1180-1215 |
3) |
Washington Irving |
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne |
The Scarlet Letter |
5) |
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
The Scarlet Letter |
6) |
Edgar Allan Poe |
“The Fall of the House of Usher” |
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Review |
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8) |
Realism & Local Color Fiction: Mark Twain |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
9) |
Realism & Local Color Fiction: Mark Twain |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
10) |
Mark Twain |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
11) |
Naturalism, Jack London |
“To Build a Fire” |
12) |
Naturalism, O Henry (William Sydney Porter) |
“Psyche & Pskyscraper” |
13) |
Naturalism, Theodore Dreiser |
Sister Carrie |
14) |
Naturalism, Theodore Dreiser |
Sister Carrie |
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Final Exam |
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16) |
Final Exam |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Okuma Listesi: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, The Scarlet Letter, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, “To Build a Fire”, “Psyche & Pskyscraper”, Sister Carrie, The Awakening.
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. I. Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath & Co., 1990. |
References: |
the reading list (“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, The Scarlet Letter, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, “To Build a Fire”, “Psyche & Pskyscraper”, Sister Carrie, The Awakening
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. I. Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath & Co., 1990. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics |
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2) |
To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, |
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3) |
To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, |
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4) |
To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, |
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To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, |
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To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
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To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, |
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To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, |
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By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, |
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To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, |
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To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school, |
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To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |
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