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. TUĞBA AKMAN KAPLAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. VAHİDE METİN
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	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.	0
3	The graduate will be able to explain and generate ideas on literary texts or visual work such as films.				3
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.					4
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.				3
2	The graduate will be able to interpret literary works produced in various cultures with different ethnical background.						5
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.					4

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.						5
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.					4
3	The graduate will be able to apply research skills to gather, organise, and present information skills in a research paper.				3
4	The graduate will be able to employ translation methods while translating a text from English to Turkish or vice versa.	0

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.	0

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.	0

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.						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