AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ELL420	AFRICAN AMERICAN 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	Assoc.Prof. BÜLENT İLHAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims at defining the characteristics of African American narrative tradition, demonstrating the importance of black experience in American history in the development of ethnic literature and relating this unique black experience to African American literature.
Contents of the Course Unit:	This course provides the students with a survey of representative works of Slavery Narratives, Reconstruction Era, the “New Negro,” the Harlem Renaissance, black modernism and postmodernism and helps them to engage in critical, political and textual discussion on the selected black works and significant movements.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
describe the characteristics of African American narrative tradition and identify them in a text.
examine how black identity has been constructed and reconstructed over the years in different texts by the black literature.
evaluate and argue how syncretically formed black narrative styles and techniques, such as oral tradition and Signifyin(g) are used as tools of a unique way of criticism.
debate the importance of black experience in the development of ethnic literature and relate this unique black experience to African American literature.
appraise the contribution of African American literary works to both American and World literature.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction to the course and discussion on the topics of the following weeks	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
2	Reading the Material Assigned	Slave Narratives Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs.	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
3	Reading the Material Assigned	The Souls of Black Folks by W. DuBois	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
4	Reading the Material Assigned	The New Negro ed. by Alain Locke	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
5	Reading the Material Assigned	Infants of the Spring by Wallace Thurman	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
6	Reading the Material Assigned	Infants of the Spring by Wallace Thurman	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
7	Reading the Material Assigned	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the Material Assigned	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
10	Reading the Material Assigned	The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
11	Reading the Material Assigned	The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
12	Reading the Material Assigned	The Color Purple by Alice Walker	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
13	Reading the Material Assigned	The Color Purple by Alice Walker	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
14	Reading the Material Assigned	Beloved by Toni Morrison	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
15	Reading the Material Assigned	Beloved by Toni Morrison	Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
B., D. B. (2005). The souls of black folks. New York: Pocket Books.
Hurston, Z. N. (2006). Their eyes were watching God. New York: HarperPerennial Modern Classics.
Walker, A. (2017). The color purple. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Morrison, T. (2016). Beloved. London: Vintage.
Ellison, R. (1996). Invisible man. New York: Vintage International.

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	Define the basic concepts of economics, administrative and human sciences. (Bloom 1)					4
2	Evaluate the economic environment and overall sustainability of firms. (Bloom 4)				3

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Relate principles and concepts of economics and finance with other disciplines. (Bloom 4)			2
2	Define principles, concepts, methods and theories related with economics and finance. (Bloom 1)					4

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Interpret the charts and tables related to the field. (Bloom 2)				3

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Evaluate the theoretical models of economic policies which have direct or indirect effects by using the facts and dynamics of the economic system.(Bloom 4)			2
2	Analyze economic and financial reports. ((bloom 4)					4
3	Use basic mathematics, statistics and econometric methods and tools to solve economic and financial problems. (Bloom 3)					4
4	Interpret the operation of current economic, political and social events by using institutional information related with Economics and Finance.(Bloom 2)				3

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Organize economic and financial activities in humanitarian and social terms with adherence to ethics. (Bloom 4).				3

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop a critical perspective on national and international economic, political, social, financial and development problems. (bloom 6)					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the agenda on economics, politics and social issues and improve himself/ herself. (bloom 6)					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Analyze current issues and problems by using the structure and properties of Macro and Microeconomics and variables. (Bloom 4)				3
2	Evaluate the effectiveness of the general economic system and public policies and their effects on markets and basic economic variables.(Bloom 4)					4
3	Analyze the cause and effect relationships between the relevant economic variables. (Bloom 4)				3
4	Evaluate the expected trends and portfolio analyzes in interest and exchange rates within the framework of the general financial system. (Bloom 4)					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	13	4	52
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	20	20
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	15	15
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	0	131