NEW MEDIA
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ACL2001	Survey of American Literature	Fall	3	0	3	6

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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 ELİF BAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to offer the students a selection of literary movements,thoughts and literary works from The Colonial Period to the end of The Civil War in the 2nd half of the 19 century through the works of writers such as Crevecoeur,Jefferson,Poe,Hawthorne,Emerson,Thoreau and Dickinson.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
This couse will give the students the fundemental ingormation and perpective that will help them understand major literary movements if the later periods.

Course Content

American Literature from 17th cento 2nd half of 19th century

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Early American Literature and J.Crevecoeur	Reading
2)	Analysis of 'What is an American?'	Reading
3)	Introduction to T. Jefferson ,analysis of 'The Declaration of Independence'	Reading
4)	Introduction to American Literature from 1820 to 1865 with emphasis on Raalph Waldo Emerson	Reading
5)	Analysis/discussion of 'The American Scholar'	Reading
6)	'The American Scholar' continued	Reading
7)	Introduction to N.Hawthorne,analysis/discussion of 'Young Goodman Brown' ve 'The Birthmark'	Reading
8)	Introduction to E.A.Poe, analysis/discussion of 'The Raven,and'The Philosopy of Composition'	Reading
9)	Introduction to Abraham Lincoln;analysis/discussion of 'Gettysburg Address' and'Second Inaugural Address'.	Reading
10)	Introduction to Henry David Thoreau ;analysis/discussion of 'Civil Disobeidance'.	Reading
11)	Anaysis/discussion of 'Walden, Chapter 2 and Conclusion'.	Reading
12)	Emily Dickinson and her philosophy of poetry	Reading
13)	Analysis/discussion of '712' and '754'.	Reading
14)	Overall discussion	Reading

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Selected texts from The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Volume I.
References:	Heath Anthology o American Literature

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 0
Quizzes	3	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Jury	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Quizzes	3	20	60
Midterms	1	30	30
Final	1	40	40
Total Workload			172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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.