ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
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
ELT2010 Creative Writing Spring
Fall
3 0 3 6
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor AYŞEGÜL PAMUKÇU
Course Objectives: This class aims to equip you to be a better writer of poetry and fiction and immerse students in the study and practice of creative
writing.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
read, discuss, and critique students’original work.
read a wide variety of writers and analyze the techniques used to hold the readers'attention
identify arguments and evidence supporting them in a given text.
use critical reading strategies such as annotating the text, outlining it, taking notes.
evaluate the claims and the reasoning in a text along with the trustworthiness of the source.
detect bias in a given text.
integrate arguments and evidence they have analyzed into their writing in the form of reports, response papers, and essays.
respond to text persuasively in written form.

Course Content

Building a lasting excitement and a love of writing that stays with the students. This class is a ‘Craft’ class—studying the technique and method of writing.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Craft of fiction: What is a story? Read: Grace Paley, “Wants” Lydia Davis, “A Man From Her Past" James Thurber, "Mr. Monroe Outwits a Bat" Donald Barthelme, "The Zombies" J.G. Ballard, "Answers To A Questionnaire"
3) Craft of fiction: Narrative Shapes Read: Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" Alice Munro, "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage" Rick Moody, "Boys" Due: Craft Exercise #1
4) Craft of fiction: Characters and their worlds Read: Anton Chekov, "The Lady with a Little Dog" James Joyce, "Araby," ZZ Packer, "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" Due: Craft Exercise #2
5) Craft of fiction: Voice and Point of View Read: Junot Diaz, "How to Date a Blackgirl, Browngirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" Charles Baxter, "Gryphon" William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" Due: Craft Exercise #3
6) Fiction Workshop: Writers 1-3 Read: Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" Due: Workshop Critiques
7) Craft of fiction: Scene, Dialogue, Conflict, Connection Read: Lorrie Moore, "Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People" Ernest Hemingway, "Hills Like White Elephants" Raymond Carver "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" Due: Craft Exercise #4
8) Fiction Workshop: Writers 4-7 Due: Workshop Critiques
9) Craft of fiction: Sources and Adaptations Read: Angela Carter, "The Bloody Chamber," "The Were-Wolf" Emma Donoghue, "The Widow's Cruse" Wells Tower, "Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned" Due: Craft Exercise #5
10) Craft of fiction: Through the looking glass Read: Vladimir Nabokov, "La Veneziana" Jorge Luis Borges, "The Garden of Forking Paths" John Barth, "Lost in the Funhouse" Due: Craft Exercise #6
11) Craft of poetry: Sound, Meter, Repetition, Rhyme Read: Shakespeare, Sonnet 145 Dylan Thomas, "Do not go gentle into that good night" Elizabeth Bishop, "One Art" Paul Muldoon, "It won't ring true" Lydia Davis, "Head, Heart" Dr. Suess, "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" Craft of poetry: Narrative in poetry and poetry in prose Read: Anne Carson, from Autobiography of Red Jamaica Kincaid, "Girl" Max Jacob, "War" Charles Simic, from The World Doesn't End Matsuo Basho, from The Narrow Road to the Interior Due: Craft Exercise #11
12) Craft of poetry: Form and Freedom Read: John Ashbery, "Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape" Haiku Poems by e.e cummings Due: Craft Exercise #8
13) Craft of poetry: Idea and Voice Read: Pablo Neruda, from "One Hundred Love Sonnets" Frank O'Hara "Ave Maria" Yusef Komunyakaa, "Thanks" Alan Ginsberg, "Sunflower Sutra" Jorie Graham, "Prayer" Due: Craft Exercise #9
14) Craft of poetry: Imagery and Evocation Read: Oscar Wilde, "Symphony In Yellow" Lydia Davis, "The Fly" WC Williams, "The Red Wheelbarrow" Li-Young Lee, "This Room And Everything In It" Mary Oliver, "Rain" Due: Craft Exercise #10

Sources

Course Notes: Course Packet and additional handouts
References: DErs notları ve hazırlanmış ders paketi (DErleme ders paketi)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 2 % 15
Homework Assignments 5 % 50
Presentation % 0
Project 1 % 25
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final % 0
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 75
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 25
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 5 10 50
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 5 10 50
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 0 0 0
Total Workload 142

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) 1.Being able to describe the issues related with the scientific resources in the field of teaching, English language teaching and educational technologies within the national and international standards.
2) 2.Proficient in the phonology, semantics, grammar and the vocabulary of the language, use the language effectively.
3) 3. Apply theories and research in language acquisition and development to provide optimal learning environments in English language teaching.
4) 4. develop English language teaching materials according to the needs of the learners with a critical perspective.
5) 5. Use appropriate software and technology resources for language teaching effectively in and out of classroom by locating and selecting them.
6) 6. To improve students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, make use of various methods and techniques.
7) 7. Design English language teaching curriculum and lesson plans.
8) 8. Organize effective classrooms that promote English language learning.
9) 9. assess students’ knowledge using multiple measures and alternative assessment techniques in order to evaluate language knowledge and skills in an effective way by using and generating measurement and assessment instruments.
10) 10. Apply major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture and cultural groups to construct supportive learning environments and to promote inter-cultural effective communication and pragmatics skills.
11) 11. Take on responsibility in individual and group projects by working cooperatively and meeting the requirements
12) 12. Take into consideration professional and ethical rules and principles.
13) 13. Apply the pedagogical implications of the research in the field of English language teaching for his/her personal and professional development, by keeping up with the recent studies.
14) 14. Use reflective thinking and reflective teaching to examine his/her teaching skills and professional competencies.
15) 15. Transfer the knowledge and skills necessary for life-long learning to students by using metacognitive techniques with the knowledge of how to obtain information effectively.
16) 16. utilize learning strategies and technology resources by evaluating their relevance to K-12 students’ interests, needs, individual differences, and developmental characteristics.