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Course Code: 
ELIT 102
Course Period: 
Spring
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 
To acquaint the students with the foundations of English literature upon which modern literature in English is built.
Course Content: 

Major works of the Restoration Period, Augustan Age, Transition, Romantic Period, Victorian Era against their historical and social backgrounds.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes Programme Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1) To explore the historical tradition of English literature 1, 2, 4, 7 1,2,3 A
2) For the students to gain an overall knowledge about the society which produced the texts presented. 1, 3, 7 1,2,3 A
3) To introduce the students the major examples of different genres of literature in each period. 1, 2, 3 1,2,3 A
4) To introduce the important literary figures within the context of their literary production and the period in general. 1, 2, 7 1,2,3 A
5) To equip the student with the necessary critical faculties, analytical, interpretive and inference skills for understanding the selected works through reading and writing. 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 1,2,3 A, C
6) To create and awareness in recognizing the continuity of the literary tradition by making connections between works. 2, 3, 7, 10 1,2,3 A

 

Course Flow

Week Topics Study Materials 
1  

General Introduction; course requirements; Materials;

 
2 The Restoration Period: Historical Background, Overview of Literary Production Dryden
3 Satirical Verse, The Heroic Couplet, Dryden Absolom and Achitophel
4 The Augustan Age Mac Flecknoe
5 Daniel Defoe

The Literary Periodical, the Essay

Robinson Crusoe
6 Alexander Pope: an Essay on Man

The Mock Heroic Poem: The Rape of the Lock

The Education of Women
7 The Transition from Classicism to Romanticism

The Twilight of Classicism

Gulliver’s Tales, the Dictionary
8 Midterm  
9 The Beginnings of the novel

The Dawn of Romanticism

Castle of Otranto, Frankenstein
10 The Romantic Period

Blake: Songs of Innocence and Experience

The First Generation

Wordsworth
11 The Second Generation: Byron, Shelley, Keats Coleridge, Byron
12 The Vitorian Age: The Novel; Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Elior, Hardy Shelley, Keats
13 The Victorian Age Bronte, Dickens
14 The Dramatic Monologue;

The Pre-Raphaelites

Browning, Arnold
15 Revision  

 

Recommended Sources

Textbook The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 7th edition, ed. M. H. Abrams, vol 2
Additional Resources  

 

Material Sharing

Documents  
Assignments  
Exams  

 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms 1 30
Participation, quizzes, homework 1 30
Assignment 1 40
Total   100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE   40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE   60
Total   100

 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No Programme Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.       X  
2 The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature.   X      
3 The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.   X      
4 The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies       X  
5 Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility   X      
6 Effective communication skills.     X    
7 A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements.     X    
8 An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice.         X
9 A knowledge of issues in contemporary  literature and of the cultural issues of the period.   X      
10 The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics.     X    

 

ECTS

Activities Quantity Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15X Total course hours) 15 3 40
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 15 3 40
Mid-terms 1 35 35
Final examination 1 50           50
       
Total Work Load     165
Total Work Load / 25 (h)     6.6
ECTS Credit of the Course     7