Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | ERCAN KAÇMAZ (ercan@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| This course aims to teach early American Literature, starting from the colonial period until the end of the 19th century. The basic concepts, movements and teachings put forward by writers, poets and other intellectuals who reflect the literary and intellectual life of the period in which they lived, under main headings such as the colonial period, nationalization, the enlightenment period and the romantic period, are examined in the light of the social and historical process of the period. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can explain basic things in American Culture. |
PO-1 They acquire knowledge and skills about English grammar, English culture, English literature, the structure and education of the English language. PO-2 They gain the ability to write, read and speak in English. PO-5 They evaluate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the field with a critical approach and use them in solving the problems related to society. |
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| LO-2 |
PO-15 They follow professional developments and contribute to these developments. PO-25 They gain advanced sensitivity and predisposition in the fields of language, culture and literature. |
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| LO-3 |
PO-5 They evaluate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the field with a critical approach and use them in solving the problems related to society. PO-7 They acquire the necessary equipment that will enable them to act as a bridge in intercultural communication and in the perception and interpretation of different cultures. |
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| LO-4 |
PO-3 They use and apply the knowledge they have acquired in their field of education and research. PO-7 They acquire the necessary equipment that will enable them to act as a bridge in intercultural communication and in the perception and interpretation of different cultures. |
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| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Purificationists, Immigration, Settlement, Frontier Movement, Slavery, Civil War, Industrialization, Great Bottleneck, I. and II. This course, which deals with American myths through a chronological analysis of cultural and historical phenomena such as World War II and Vietnam, will discuss the formation of American national character and American ideals such as democracy, freedom, equality and individualism in different geographical conditions than other nations. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | National Beginnings and the Colonial Era: Captain John Smith, A Description of New England | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 2 | National Beginnings: Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 3 | National Beginnings: Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 4 | National Beginnings: James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 5 | National Beginnings: Edgar Allan Poe, Tell Tale Heart ve Raven | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 6 | National Beginnings: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 7 | Romanticism and Reason: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Romanticism and Reason: Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 10 | Romanticism and Reason: Herman Melville, Moby-Dick | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 11 | Romanticism and Reason: Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 12 | Romanticism and Reason: Emily Dickinson, I'm nobody! Who are you? | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 13 | Romanticism and Reason: Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 14 | An overview | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 15 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Gray, R. (2011). A History of American Literature. 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | |
| 2 | Bode, Carl (1995). Highlights of American Literature | |
| 3 | Rozakis, Laurie (1995). Instant American Literature | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Books | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 142 | ||