Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Spring 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 | |||||
| The aim of this course is to enable the student to gain the knowledge, skills and competencies to know American culture and history in general terms, to recognize American culture in the period from the end of the American Civil War to the present day, and to examine the effects of historical, economic, cultural and social events. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Have general knowledge on American literary history from 1850s to the present. |
PO-3 They use and apply the knowledge they have acquired in their field of education and research. PO-18 They apply the theoretical and practical knowledge they have acquired in their field in the fields of education, research and community service. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Identify how literature reflected the socal life in which it was produced. |
PO-3 They use and apply the knowledge they have acquired in their field of education and research. PO-12 They become able to benefit from informatics and information technologies in solving the problems they encounter in their field. PO-25 They gain advanced sensitivity and predisposition in the fields of language, culture and literature. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can express his / her ideas about the highlights of American Literature. |
PO-3 They use and apply the knowledge they have acquired in their field of education and research. 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-12 They become able to benefit from informatics and information technologies in solving the problems they encounter in their field. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| This course covers the historical, economic, cultural and social events in America from the end of the American Civil War to the present. This course focuses on the concepts that determine the American character and culture in the historical, political and social context, and the thoughts behind American traditions, by introducing the centrally important representatives of the intellectual movements that define American culture in historical periods, and examines them on selected literary works. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | REALISM AND NATURALISM: Mark Twain, Jumping Frog | Lecture, Discussion |
| 2 | REALISM AND NATURALISM: Henry James, The Real Thing Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour | Lecture, Discussion |
| 3 | REALISM AND NATURALISM: Jack London, To Build A Fire Stephen Crane, The Open Boat | Lecture, Discussion |
| 4 | MODERNISM AND EXPERIMENTATION: POETRY | Lecture, Discussion |
| 5 | CHICAGO SCHOOL OF POETRY Carl Sandburg, Chicago Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken William C. Williams, Red Wheelbarrow | Lecture, Discussion |
| 6 | MODERNISM AND EXPERIMENTATION: PROSE | Lecture, Discussion |
| 7 | Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea | Lecture, Discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | HARLEM RENAISSANCE: Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes | Lecture, Discussion |
| 10 | AMERICAN POETRY: ANTI TRADITION (up to 1990s): Sylvia Plath, Lady Lazarus | Lecture, Discussion |
| 11 | BEAT POETS: Allen Ginsberg, America NEW YORK SCHOOL OF POETRY: John Ashberry The One Thing That Can Save America | Lecture, Discussion |
| 12 | NATIVE AMERICAN POETRY Louise Erdrich Family Reunion AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY amiri baraka, Three Modes of History and Culture | Lecture, Discussion |
| 13 | POSTMODERNISM: Toni Cade Bambara, John Barth, Donald Barthelme | Lecture, Discussion |
| 14 | POSTMODERNISM: Toni Cade Bambara, John Barth, Donald Barthelme | Lecture, Discussion |
| 15 | Review | Lecture, Discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Gray, R. (2011). A History of American Literature. 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | |
| 2 | Rozakis, Laurie (1995). Instant American Literature | |
| 3 | Bode, Carl (1995). Highlights of 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 | ||