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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ACL4003	Postmodern Literature	Spring	3	0	3	5

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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:	Students who take this course will be able to apply close reading techniques to selected works of postmodern literature and identify the distinctive elements of this genre. They will have acquired indepth knowledge of the evolution of postmodernism and postmodern literature in America and Europe.They will

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who complete this course will learn

* to apply a variety of reading strategies, including making inferences, recognizing the organizational structure of texts.

* to recognize the value of multiple perspectives and develop competence in giving and receiving constructive criticism.

* to use terminology related to postmodernism

• to identify themes and writing strategies common to postmodernism,
• to discover what these novels all have in common, and how reading them together helps us form a basic understanding of the principles of postmodern literature.

* to compare and differentiate between postmodern and other literary genres

Course Content

20th century postmodern novels by English and American writers

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to class	-
2)	The Floating Opera	Reading
3)	The Floating Opera	Reading
4)	The Floating Opera	Reading
5)	Cat’s Cradle	Reading
6)	Cat’s Cradle	Reading
7)	Cat’s Cradle	Reading
8)	Review	Reading
9)	A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters	Reading
10)	A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters	Reading
11)	A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters	Reading
12)	A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters	Reading
13)	Infinite Jest	Reading
14)	Infinite Jest	Reading
15)	Final	-
16)	Final	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	The Floating Opera by John Barth (1956) Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters by Julian Barnes (1989) Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (1996)
References:	Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism by Frederick Jameson The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge by Jean-Francois Lyotard Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction by Linda Hutcheon

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Quizzes	2	% 20
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
Study Hours Out of Class	15	2	30
Quizzes	2	10	20
Midterms	1	20	20
Final	1	32	32
Total Workload			144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
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