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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / İNG 308 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Code: İNG 308 Course Title: AMERICAN LITERATURE II Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / 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)
Name of Lecturer(s)
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 PO-
Examination
LO-2 PO-
Examination
LO-3 PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Purificationists, Immigration, Settlement, Frontier Movement, Slavery, Civil War, Industrialization, 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 Introduction of the Curriculum and Discussion of Course Policies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
2 The American Short Story: 19th Century Developments Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
3 The American Short Story: 19th Century Developments Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
4 Stephen Crane Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
5 Edgar Allan Poe Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
6 Realism and Reaction Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
7 Realism and Reaction Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Modern Voices in Prose and Poetry Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
10 Modern Voices in Prose and Poetry Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
11 Modern Voices in Prose and Poetry Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
12 Ernest Hemingway Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
13 Ernest Hemingway Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
14 William Faulkner Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
15 An Overview Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
16 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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       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 2 4 8
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 4 8
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 102