INTRODUCTION TO POETRY PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ELL205	INTRODUCTION TO POETRY	3	3	3	6

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 :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. TUĞBA AKMAN KAPLAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. MAHASEN MAHMOUD MOHAMED BADRA BADRA
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to provide a foundation for the “close reading” of various types of poems written in different historical periods. It focuses on the terms and the elements of poetry, such as, diction, style, and poetic device in order to develop analysing skills supporting to construct an academic argument in literary studies.
Contents of the Course Unit:	This course provides conceptual background about literary terms and concepts used in analyses of poems such as figures of speech, diction, imagery, symbolism, allegory, and syntax as well as analyses of selected poems.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
evaluate poetry in terms of its basic concepts like structure, style and diction and in relation to its form and content and differentiate the structure of poetry from the works written in prose.
differentiate the structure of poetry from the works written in prose.
identify a range of poetic and rhetorical devices and figures, including metaphor, simile, metonymy, personification, alliteration and paradox.
develop their skills of interpretation and awareness of the socio-political background and major artistic developments of each century.
develop a comparative and historical understanding of World poetry and how the tradition of this genre continued and challenged by each generation of poets.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Reading the Material Assigned	Voice: “Western Wind” (Anonymous) “Lord Randall” (Anonymous) “Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias” (Elegy) “Ode to a Nightingale ” by John Keats "Ode To My Family" song by The Cranberries “Dawn” by Robert Bly “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden	Lecture & Discussion
2	Reading the Material Assigned	Diction: “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning “Delight in Disorder” by Robert Herrick “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane “'Thou art indeed just, Lord” by Gerard Manley Hopkins	Lecture & Discussion
3	Reading the Material Assigned	Imagery: “First Death in Nova Scotia” by Elizabeth Bishop “Meeting at Night” Robert Browning “Neutral Tones” by Thomas Hardy “Leda and Swan” by William Butler Yeats	Lecture & Discussion
4	Reading the Material Assigned	Figures of Speech: “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns “That time of year thou may’st in me behold” by William Shakespeare “Hymn to God the Father” by John Donne “Woman to Child” by Judith Wright	Lecture & Discussion
5	Reading the Material Assigned	“Hymn to God the Father” by John Donne “Woman to Child” by Judith Wright	Lecture & Discussion
6	Reading the Material Assigned	Symbolism and Allegory: “Advice to My Son” by Peter Meinke “A Poison Tree” by William Blake “Virtue” by Gorge Herbert	Lecture & Discussion
7	Reading the Material Assigned	Syntax: “Me up at dies” by E.E. Cummings “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” by William Butler Yeats “The Silken Tent” by Robert Frost	Lecture & Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the Material Assigned	Rhyme and Alliteration: “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost “In the Valley of the Elwy” Gerard Manley Hopkins	Lecture & Discussion
10	Reading the Material Assigned	“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” by William Shakespeare “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” by Howard Moss “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke “The Battle”	Lecture & Discussion
11	Reading the Material Assigned	“I walk alone” by Lonnie Poco “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman “I, Too” by Langston Hughes	Lecture & Discussion
12	Reading the Material Assigned	Poems and Paintings: “The Starry Night” by Robert Fagles “In Goya’s greatest scene we seem to see” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti “The Sick Rose” by William Blake	Lecture & Discussion
13	Reading the Material Assigned	Translated Poems: “You are a Must for Me” by Atilla İlhan “Now Sweetheart” by Cemal Süreyya	Lecture & Discussion
14	Reading the Material Assigned	“The United Fruit of Co.” by Pablo Neruda	Lecture & Discussion
15	Reading the Material Assigned	Review	Lecture & Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Ferguson, M. W., Salter, M. J., & Stallworthy, J. (2005). The Norton Anthology of Poetry. New York: W.W. Norton.

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	The graduate will be able to identify the main characteristics of literary movements such as modernism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism during the process of analysing a literary text verbally or in an essay.				3
2	The graduate will be able to relate language structure to its functions in a literary text.						5
3	The graduate will be able to explain and generate ideas on literary texts or visual work such as films.					4
4	The graduate will be able to identify the language and the writing style of a wide range of authors, poets, and playwrights from different periods.						5

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to explain the key terms and concepts associated with language, literature, and culture.						5
2	The graduate will be able to historically categorise various centuries or periods of time such as the Renaissance or the 20th century according to the literary, theoretical, social, and political developments reflected in literary texts.					4

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to compare and contrast characteristics of different literary genres.					4
2	The graduate will be able to interpret literary works produced in various cultures with different ethnical background.					4
3	The graduate will be able to compare and contrast different periods of time such as the Middle Ages and the Victorian Era in accordance with their distinctive literary, theoretical, social, and political background verbally or in an essay.		1

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to apply literary theories and develop argument of their own in the process of writing a research paper.					4
2	The graduate will be able to formulate a sophisticated argument/thesis in compliance with the ethical requirements needed to avoid plagiarism during the process of writing a research paper.						5
3	The graduate will be able to apply research skills to gather, organise, and present information skills in a research paper.						5
4	The graduate will be able to employ translation methods while translating a text from English to Turkish or vice versa.		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to organise occupational and academic activities including meeting, seminars, and conferences.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to determine his or her own learning requirements and goals to develop sustainable attitude towards life-long learning.				3

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to develop effective oral and written communication skills in English.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to appraise and criticise development of the social rights, democracy, social justice, gender and racial identity, cultural and ethical values.					4

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	10	4	40
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	2	15	30
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	20	20
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	20	20
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	30	0	154