Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Must Course |
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. |
Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
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 |
2) |
The Beginnings of American Fiction: Romanticism/Transcendentalism |
Heath Anthology selected pages between: 1180-1215 |
3) |
Washington Irving |
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” |
4) |
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
The Scarlet Letter |
5) |
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
The Scarlet Letter |
6) |
Edgar Allan Poe |
“The Fall of the House of Usher” |
7) |
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 |
15) |
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 |
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. |
5 |
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. |
5 |
5) |
Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. |
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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. |
5 |
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 |