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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL4002 | Ethnic Literature | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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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 : | |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | To introduce the student to the literature of the major ethnic groups in the United States and examine the cultural contexts and literary traditions from which such literature emanates. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Familiarization with a variety of themes and literary styles outside (what used to be) the traditional canon, and an awareness of the multiple facets of US identity. |
Diverse issues prevalent in multi-etnic America to be debated through the reading of five novels pertaining to Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, as well as of passages from autobiographies of ethnic authors, and from theoretical work by various scholars. Watching parts of Roots to be added if there is time. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | General Introduction | Reading |
2) | Analysis /Discussion of House Made of Dawn | Reading |
3) | House Made of Dawn continued | Reading |
4) | Passages from theoreticians | Reading |
5) | Discussion /Analysis of The Color Purple | Reading |
6) | The Color Purple continued | Reading |
7) | Roots | |
8) | Discussion /Analysis of Bless Me Ultima | Reading |
9) | Bless Me Ultima continued | Reading |
10) | Jasmine | Reading |
11) | Jasmine continued | Reading |
12) | Discussion /Analysis of Joy-Luck Club | Reading |
13) | Joy-Luck Club continued | Reading |
14) | Passages from autobiographies | Reading |
15) | Final Examination | |
16) | Final Examination |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn ( New York: Harper Perennial, 1999). Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Orlando, FL: Mariner Books, 2006). Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1994). Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club (London: Penguin, 2006). Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine (New York: N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn ( New York: Harper Perennial, 1999). Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Orlando, FL: Mariner Books, 2006). Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1994). The tv series Roots |
References: | Passages from: Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism. Werner Sollors, Beyond Ethnicity Gloria Anzaldua, Borderlands/La Frontera W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk Edward Said, Out of Place Richard Rodriguez, Hunger of Memory Marie Lauret et al., Beginning Ethnic American Literature |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 20 |
Midterms | 2 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 4 | 48 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 8 | 40 |
Midterms | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 152 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media | 2 |
2) | To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management | |
3) | To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising | |
4) | To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising | |
5) | To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field. | |
6) | To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective | |
7) | To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising | |
8) | To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising |