Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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ELL302 | LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY II | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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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 | |
Course Prerequisite | No |
OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS |
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Objectives of the Course Unit: | This course aims to introduce the students to major literary and philosophical concerns, key concepts, and terms developed in theoretical movements/schools such as Psychoanalysis, Feminisms, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, Postcolonialism, and Queer theories. |
Contents of the Course Unit: | This course covers selected theoretical texts from such theoretical schools as Feminisms, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, Postcolonialism and Queer theories as well as their bearing upon criticism of literature. |
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to) |
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categorise the following contemporary schools of criticism: Feminist, Poststructuralist, Postmodernist, Postcolonial and Queer theories. |
apply contemporary critical theories to selected works of prose and poetry. |
discuss the problem of authorship, the purpose of literary criticism, and the production of meaning. |
debate the importance of criticism in creative writing. |
evaluate concepts and arguments in seminal works of criticism. |
WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY |
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Week | Preparatory | Topics(Subjects) | Method |
1 | - | Introduction to the course | - |
2 | Reading the Material Assigned | Poststructuralism: Roland Barthes | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
3 | Reading the Material Assigned | Jacques Derrida | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
4 | Reading the Material Assigned | Discourse Theories: Foucault | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
5 | Reading the Material Assigned | Psychoanalytic Theories: Freud | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
6 | Reading the Material Assigned | Lacan, Kristeva, Deleuze and Guattari | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
7 | Reading the Material Assigned | Feminist Literary Criticism: Showalter, Cixous, Fetterley | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
8 | - | MID-TERM EXAM | - |
9 | Reading the Material Assigned | Queer and LGBT Literary Criticism: Gregory Woods, Elaine Marks, Sedgwick | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
10 | Reading the Material Assigned | Postmodernist Theories: Baudrillard, Lyotard | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
11 | Reading the Material Assigned | Postmodernist Theories: Baudrillard, Lyotard | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
12 | Reading the Material Assigned | Postcolonial Theories: Said, Spivak, Bhabha | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
13 | Reading the Material Assigned | Race and Ethnicity: hooks, Gilroy | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
14 | Reading the Material Assigned | Frantz, Gates, Du Bois | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
15 | Reading the Material Assigned | Cultural Studies: Gramsci, Williams, Hall | Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning |
16 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
17 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING |
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Selden, R. (2005). A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. Kentucky: Kentucky Uni. Press. |
Leitch, V. (2005). Norton Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. |
Eagleton, Terry (1983). An Introduction to Literary Theory. Blackwell Publishing. |
Levenson, M. H. (2011). The Cambridge Companion to Modernism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
Sarup, M. (2006). An Introductory Guide to Post-structuralism and Postmodernism. London: Harvester Wheatsheaf. |
Knellwolf, Christa and Christopher Norris (2008). The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Twentieth-Century Historical, Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. |
Rice, Philip and Patricia Waugh (2001). Modern Literary Theory: A Reader. Bloomsbury. |
ASSESSMENT |
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Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities | Number of Activities | Degree of Contribution (%) | Description |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
KNOWLEDGE |
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Theoretical |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
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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.
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The graduate will be able to relate language structure to its functions in a literary text.
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The graduate will be able to explain and generate ideas on literary texts or visual work such as films.
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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.
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Factual |
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The graduate will be able to explain the key terms and concepts associated with language, literature, and culture.
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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.
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SKILLS |
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Cognitive |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
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The graduate will be able to compare and contrast characteristics of different literary genres.
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The graduate will be able to interpret literary works produced in various cultures with different ethnical background.
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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.
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SKILLS |
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Practical |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
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The graduate will be able to apply literary theories and develop argument of their own in the process of writing a research paper.
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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.
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The graduate will be able to apply research skills to gather, organise, and present information skills in a research paper.
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The graduate will be able to employ translation methods while translating a text from English to Turkish or vice versa.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Autonomy & Responsibility |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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The graduate will be able to organise occupational and academic activities including meeting, seminars, and conferences.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Learning to Learn |
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The graduate will be able to determine his or her own learning requirements and goals to develop sustainable attitude towards life-long learning.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Communication & Social |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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The graduate will be able to develop effective oral and written communication skills in English.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Occupational and/or Vocational |
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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.
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WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT |
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Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities |
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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 | 6 | 78 |
Land Surveying | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reading | 2 | 20 | 40 |
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 | 33 | 0 | 202 |
Total Workload of the Course Unit | 202 | ||
Workload (h) / 25.5 | 7,9 | ||
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit | 8,0 |