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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ACL3004 American Novel II Spring
Fall
3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

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): Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Recommended Optional Program Components: none
Course Objectives: This course will cover sample stories and novels written in the 20th century of the USA. Works to be studied shall be selected from writers of naturalism, impressionism, modernism and other literary movements of the post-war generation writers like S. Anderson, J. London, E. Hemingway, F.S. Fitzgerald, T. Capote, W. Faulkner, J. Steinbeck, K. A. Porter, J. Kerouac, T. Capote; C. Mc Cullers, F. O’Connor, J. D. Salinger, J. Updike, T. Morrison and P. Auster.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. The students will do an extensive reading of the 20th Century-American literature till the 80s.
2. They will develop an insight about Modernism and lost generation.
3. They will develop an insight about the significance of the novel genre as representing certain decades in history.
4. They will learn about the major literary movements of the 20th Century USA, namely modernism, naturalism, realism and symbolism.
5. They will learn about war and post-war writing, the Beat, realists and post-moderns in addition to multiculturalism in the novel.
6. They will learn about the basic ideas and concepts that shape the imagination of the writers’ of the 20th Century.
7. They will develop the ability to analyze and discuss major issues of the American Novel in the 20th Century both orally in class and in their essays in exams.

Course Content

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Sherwood Anderson, “Death in the Woods”,John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, William Faulkner ve 1940lar; üç kısa romanından biri: Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses, Old Man, and The Bear (1942, novellas),Ernest Hemingway ve 1950ler,The Old Man and the Sea,Truman Capote, “Children on Their Birthdays”,Jerome David Salinger The Catcher in the Rye,Jack Kerouac & 1960lar, On the Road,Toni Morrison & the 1970ler, The Bluest Eye,Paul Auster & 1980ler, The City of Glass/Cam Kent (New York Üçlemesi’nin ilk kitabı)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Modernism and the 1920s The Lost Generation F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
2) Naturalism & Modernism Sherwood Anderson, “Death in the Woods”
3) Naturalism, 1930s, The Great Depression John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
4) 1930s, Naturalism & The Great Depression Comparative discussion of the cult movie by H. Ford: The Grapes of Wrath, with the novel
5) William Faulkner and the 1940s A Rose for Emily and Other Stories (1942, short stories) Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses, Old Man, and The Bear (1942, novellas)
6) Ernest Hemingway, and the 1950s The Old Man and the Sea
7) Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
8) Review
9) Truman Capote “Children on Their Birthdays”
10) Jerome David Salinger The Catcher in the Rye
11) Jack Kerouac & and 1960s On the Road
12) Jack Kerouac & and 1960s On the Road
13) Toni Morrison & the 1970s The Bluest Eye
14) Paul Auster & the 1980s The City of Glass (first book of The New York Trilogy)
15) Final Exam
16) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Okuma listesindeki yapıtlar, the reading list & Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume II
References: The Reading Material, Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume II

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 9 % 10
Quizzes 4 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
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 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 1 5 5
Quizzes 4 4 16
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 30 30
Total Workload 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2) Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3) Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4) Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5) Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6) Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7) Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8) Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9) Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10) Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.