INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ICP221	INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE	3	3	2	4

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	, TYY: + , EQF-LLL: , QF-EHEA:
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Lecturer TUĞÇE ÖZDİNÇ KIZILDERE
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to enable students to have general knowledge about English Literature and to discuss about literary works, writers and periods.
Contents of the Course Unit:	What is literature and what is it for, early English literature, epic poetry and the stories of Beowulf, Chaucer and Canterbury, English literature and translation: English Bible, origins of theater and beginnings of English theatre, Everyman review, early Elizabethan drama, William Shakespeare The Hamlet review includes other playwrights of the Elizabethan era: Marlowe, Johnson, Webster, Milton and his era and Paradise Lost.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Students count the important works and artists in English Literature.
Students categorize the periods that influenced the formation of English Literature.
Students analyze major poems.
Students discuss the short stories they have read.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction to the Old English Literature	Lecture
2	Reading	Beowulf	Lecture
3	Reading	The Wanderer	Lecture
4	Reading	Introduction to the Middle English Period	Lecture
5	Reading	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Lecture
6	Reading	Mystery and Morality plays: Everyman	Lecture
7	Reading	Chaucer, from the General Prologue, "The Knight's Tale" "The Prioress' Tale" and "The Monk's Tale"	Lecture
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading	The Renaissance Era: Utopia	Lecture
10	Reading	Poems by Sir Thomas Wyatt, Surrey, Sir Philip Sydney, Edmund Spencer	Lecture
11	Reading	Shakespeare's Macbeth	Lecture
12	Reading	Shakespeare's Macbeth	Lecture
13	Reading	The Renaissance Man, Dr. Faustus	Lecture
14	Reading	Cavalier and Metaphysical Poets: John Donne, Andrew Marvell, Robert Herrick	Lecture
15	Reading	Round up	Lecture
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Burgess, A. (1958). English literature: a survey for students. Longman Green.
Blamires, H. (2013). A short history of English literature. Routledge.
Heaney, S. (2000). Beowulf: a new verse translation. W.W. Norton & Company.
Ackroyd, P. (2009). The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling. Penguin.
Shakespeare, W., Olivier, L., & Simmons, J. (1948). Hamlet. University Press.
Bates, E. (1940). Everyman, a medieval morality play. Boston, Mass., and: Baker's plays.
Fowler, A. (2014). Milton: Paradise Lost. Routledge.

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	Identifies cultural, scientific and artistic background of the Western civilisation and compounds this knowledge with the translation process.						5

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Defines the main concepts in translation sciences and identifies the technics and methods particular to translation.		1

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Identifies the linguistic and grammatical differences and similarities between Turkish and English, applies the acquisitions to translation process.				3

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develops the four skills necessary to use English language effectively.				3
2	Explains the main principles of specific field translation and applies to the translation process.		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Identifies the English literature history and combines the acqusitions with the literary translation.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Translates from source language to the target language and from target language to the source language, assesses and evaluates the translations.		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Defines the applications used in interpretation (such as note taking, effective listening) and demonstrates by applying.		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Defines the text and text types, analyzes the text and applies to the translation process.					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	14	2	28
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	14	2	28
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	0	0	0
Mid-Term Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	0	0	0
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	43	0	99