INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ICP251	INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE	3	3	3	4

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	ASSOCIATE DEGREE, TYY: + 5.Level, EQF-LLL: 5.Level, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. SEVDA POLAT
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Lecturer SAFAA FALAH HASAN ALSARAGNA
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	-	What is literature? How is it different from branches of sciences? Why do we study literature? What is English literature and its periods?	Lecture
2	Reading	Anglo-Saxon Period: Old English and the First Examples of English Literature	Lecture
3	Reading	The Beowulf and The Wanderer	Lecture
4	Reading	Medieval English literature: historical and literary background, exploring genres and traditions	Lecture
5	Reading	Romance, Chivalric Tales, Allegories, Fables, Ballads, Lyric Poetry, Mystery and Morality Plays: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Everyman	Lecture
6	Reading	Renaissance English Literature: Historical and literary background, Sonnet forms by Sir Thomas Wyatt, Earl of Surrey, Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser	Lecture
7	Reading	Elizabethan Drama: Introduction to the works of William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe Macbeth and Dr. Faustus	Lecture
8	Reading	The 17th Century English Literature: social, political, cultural, religious and historical background	Lecture
9	Reading	Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan	Lecture
10	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
11	Reading	The 18th Century English Literature: Historical and literary background, Enlightenment and Its effects on literature	Lecture
12	Reading	19th Century English Novel: Historical and literary background, Charles Dickens: Great Expectations	Lecture
13	Reading	20th Century English Literature: Historical and literary background, Modern Drama and fiction, T. S. Eliot	Lecture
14	Reading	21st Century English Literature: Historical and literary background, global diversity, hybridity, experimental style	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	Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam	1	50		Classical Exam
Final Exam	1	50		Classical Exam
TOTAL	2	100

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.			2

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.			2
2	Explains the main principles of specific field translation and applies to the translation process.	0

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.				3

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.	0

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.				3

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	1	1	1
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Short Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	47	0	103