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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 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| 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 : | Assist. Prof. HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
| 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. |
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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 be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
| 2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
| 3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
| 4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
| 5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
| 6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
| 7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
| 8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
| 9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
| 10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |