WOMENS LITERATURE PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ELL328	WOMENS LITERATURE	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. GÜLŞEN FİLAZOĞLU ÇOKLUK
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to bring the students into a critical approach to the literature by women from a gender-oriented point of view in relation to feminist theories.
Contents of the Course Unit:	This course covers selected theoretical and literary texts from female critics and authors such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, and Alice Walker.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
locate the reflection of women’s experience in selected works of fiction.
discuss the future of Women’s Literature in light of the changing attitudes towards gender.
examine the relation between "femininity" and writing.
analyse the literature produced by women from a gender-oriented perspective.
argue about utopianism in Women’s Literature.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Course overview. A brief history of the literature by women.	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
2	Reading the Material Assigned	Literature of the 17th and 18th centuries: Mary Wollstonecraft	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
3	Reading the Material Assigned	The 19th century: selections from Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Sojourner Truth, Margaret Fuller, Emily Dickinson	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
4	Reading the Material Assigned	Modernisms: The Awakening (1899) by Kate Chopin	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
5	Reading the Material Assigned	The Awakening (1899)	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
6	Reading the Material Assigned	Orlando (1925) by Virginia Woolf, Selections from Gertrude Stein	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
7	Reading the Material Assigned	Contemporary poetry: selections from Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the Material Assigned	Feminist utopias: Herland (1915) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
10	Reading the Material Assigned	Love Medicine (1984) by Louise Erdrich	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
11	Reading the Material Assigned	Love Medicine (cont.), Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
12	Reading the Material Assigned	Color Purple (cont.)	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
13	Reading the Material Assigned	Feminist dystopia: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
14	Reading the Material Assigned	The Handmaid’s Tale (cont.)	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
15	Reading the Material Assigned	The Handmaid’s Tale (cont.)	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Wollstonecraft, M., & Godwin, W. (1792). A Vindication of the Rights of Women. London: J. Johnson.
Sellers, S. (2013). The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gilbert, S. M., & Gubar, S. (2007). The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Ingrassia, C. (2015). The Cambridge Companion to Women’s Writing in Britain, 1660-1789. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use information sources, including the most effective methods and current information related to psychology and auxiliary disciplines at a high level. (Bloom 3)
2	Identify problems in psychology and produce solutions. (Blooms 3)

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Distinguish normal and abnormal behaviors. (Blooms 2)
2	Interpret and report psychology research. (Bloom 3)

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Establish connections between psychology and other social sciences. (Bloom 4)

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Apply psychological tests. (Bloom 3).
2	Gain knowledge and skills about contemporary psychology theories and integrate this knowledge and skills to help individuals. (Bloom 6)
3	Conduct various experiments in the field of psychology. (Bloom 6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Collaborate with the necessary institutions and individuals in the field studies. (6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Integrate developments in psychology with existing knowledge. (Blooms 6)
2	Scientifically analyze human behavior. (Bloom 4)

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Express his/her knowledge and thoughts about the field in a fluent and understandable manner both written and verbally. (Bloom 2)
2	Recognize the individual, national and universal influences of problems in the field of psychology

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Integrate the knowledge of computer software, hardware and statistics required by the field of psychology. (blooms 6)
2	Survey the developments in information and communication technologies. (Bloom 4)
3	Support social projects related to psychology. (Blooms 5)

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	5	65
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	10	10
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	10	10
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	0	129