BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
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| 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 |
| GEP0702 | Critical Thinking and Literary Criticism | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
| Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. GÖKSEL AYMAZ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course is a survey of major critical approaches, from Aristotle's Poetics to Romanticism. It aims to familiarize students with some of the main themes and currents of literary theory by dealing with the questions as what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose? |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. You will be informed about the ways humans relate to reality. 2. You will be introduced to "critical thinking" as the dynamic form of human relationship with reality. 3. You will understand the importance of critical thinking in human history and today. 4. You will learn that literature is a way of establishing a relationship with reality. 5. You will gain the ability to make critical observations about both themselves and the world they live in through the classics of literature. 6. You will demonstrate knowledge of the terminology related to literary criticism 7. You will recognize the value of multiple perspectives and develop competence in giving and receiving constructive criticism; |
Course Content
| Literary Criticim and Classical Antiquity Medieval Literary Criticism Literary Criticism in the Renaissance Period Literary Criticism in the 17th and 18th centuries End of the Classical Tradition Romanticism(s) |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Giriş | |
| 2) | On critical thinking and literary criticism Man and reality: Man's ways of relating to reality | |
| 3) | Types of knowledge regarding reality: Dogma, Episteme, Image | |
| 4) | Critical thinking and reality | |
| 5) | Reality in literature and critical thinking | |
| 6) | Ancient Greek thought and the birth of tragedy | |
| 7) | Medieval world and literary utopia Dante (“Letter to Can Grande Della Scala”dan parçalar) Boccaccio (Life of Dante, Genealogy of the Gentile Gods’tan parçalar) | |
| 8) | Midterm Week | |
| 9) | Enlightenment thought and modern literature: Faust | |
| 10) | Critique of the modern world I: Father Goriot, Mdam Bovary and Red and Black | |
| 11) | Critique of the modern world II: A Hero of Our Times, Notes from the Underground and Anna Karenina | |
| 12) | Anti-humanism in the 20th century: Transformation, the Foreign and Waiting for Godot | |
| 13) | Third world humanism: Sabahattin Ali and Sait Faik stories | |
| 14) | General Overview |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | T. S. Dorsch, Classical Literary Criticism, London: Penguin Books, 1969. M. H. Abrams, The Mirror and the Lamp, New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1953. Berna Moran, Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1999. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, ed.Vincent B. Leitch, New York: Norton, 2001 |
| References: | - Charles Baudelaire, Paris Sıkıntısı (ç.Tahsin Yücel), Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları - Nikolay V. Gogol, Petersburg Öyküleri (ç.Ergin Altay), İletişim Yayınları - Sabahattin Âli, Seçme Öyküler, Kor Yayınları - Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Seçme Hikâyeler, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 4 | 52 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 95 | ||
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) | Being able to identify problems and ask right questions | 2 |
| 2) | Having problem solving skills and developing necessary analytical attitude | 1 |
| 3) | Comprehending theoretical arguments along with counter arguments in detail | 3 |
| 4) | Gaining awareness of lifelong learning and being qualified for pursuing graduate education | 4 |
| 5) | Applying theoretical concepts in project planning | 3 |
| 6) | Communicating efficiently by accepting differences and carrying out compatible teamwork | 4 |
| 7) | Increasing efficiency rate in business environment | |
| 8) | Developing innovative and creative solutions in face of uncertainty | 3 |
| 9) | Researching to gather information for understanding current threats and opportunities in business | |
| 10) | Being aware of the effects of globalization on society and business while deciding | 2 |
| 11) | Possessing digital competence and utilizing necessary technology | |
| 12) | Communicating in at least one foreign language in academic and daily life | 3 |
| 13) | Possessing managing skills and competence | |
| 14) | Deciding with the awareness of the legal and ethical consequences of business operations | |
| 15) | Expressing opinions that are built through critical thinking process in business and academic environment | 3 |