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
Vertical Tabs
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; |
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| 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
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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 |