Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / İNG 401 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Code: İNG 401 Course Title: ENGLISH POETRY AND PROSE V Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 4 / 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 DİDEM METİN (didemmetin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to enable the student to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies to observe how Modern English literature and literary genres developed from the 19th and 20th century and to interpret selected literary works in the light of these developments.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can perceive the literature of the Modernism period in cultural, social and historical contex PO-9 They conduct research and analysis in the field of English language, literature, culture and history.
PO-10 They gain proficiency in reading and interpreting English texts.
PO-11 They gain competence in analyzing grammatical structures specific to English.
PO-13 In addition to information about the English language, literature, culture, society and history, the student can gain the ability to collect current issues and information about England from English sources and share them with the relevant person, institution and organization.
 		Examination
LO-2 can examine the relationship between British history, culture and literature in the 20th century and today. PO-2 They gain the ability to write, read and speak in English.
PO-3 They use and apply the knowledge they have acquired in their field of education and research.
PO-9 They conduct research and analysis in the field of English language, literature, culture and history.
PO-10 They gain proficiency in reading and interpreting English texts.
 		Examination
LO-3 can identify thematic and technical innovations in twentieth-century and contemporary English poetry in selected works. PO-9 They conduct research and analysis in the field of English language, literature, culture and history.
PO-10 They gain proficiency in reading and interpreting English texts.
PO-11 They gain competence in analyzing grammatical structures specific to English.
PO-17 They gain awareness about looking at their own nation objectively by using knowledge in English language, literature and culture.
PO-19 They develop positive attitudes towards lifelong learning.
 		Examination
LO-4 can compare and contrast the political works of the 1930s with the Neo-Romanticism movement of the 1940s in terms of style and technique. 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-9 They conduct research and analysis in the field of English language, literature, culture and history.
PO-10 They gain proficiency in reading and interpreting English texts.
 		Examination
LO-5 can analyze the effects of Postmodernism in contemporary English poetry and evaluate and examine selections from the poems of poets such as T. Hughes and S. Heaney in this context. PO-2 They gain the ability to write, read and speak in English.
PO-9 They conduct research and analysis in the field of English language, literature, culture and history.
PO-10 They gain proficiency in reading and interpreting English texts.
PO-11 They gain competence in analyzing grammatical structures specific to English.
PO-17 They gain awareness about looking at their own nation objectively by using knowledge in English language, literature and culture.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In this course, the modernism period, its history and literature are introduced, and information is given about Modern English history, culture and literature. Examples of writers and works from contemporary literature and Medieval English literature are examined.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Modernism in English poetry Discussion Method Narration Method
2 Examination of selected works of Imagism and its poets Discussion Method Narration Method
3 Examination of selected works of Modernism and its poets Discussion Method Narration Method
4 1930s, Oxford school and political poetry and examination of selected works of its poets Discussion Method Narration Method
5 Examination of selected works of 1940s, Neo-Romanticism and its poets Discussion Method Narration Method
6 1950s, "Movement" trend, examination of selected works of poets such as P. Larkin Discussion Method Narration Method
7 Examination of selected works of 1960s and 70s, Postmodernism and its poets Discussion Method Narration Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Nature and animal poetry, examination of selected works of poets such as T. Hughes and S. Heaney Discussion Method Narration Method
10 The changes in British poetry in the 1980s and 1990s Discussion Method Narration Method
11 Women poets, their contributions to literature and examination of selected works Discussion Method Narration Method
12 Examination of selected works of contemporary English poets such as S. Armitage, C. A. Duffy, J. Kay, L. K. Johnson Discussion Method Narration Method
13 Examination of contemporary Irish poetry and selected works of poets such as P. Durcan Discussion Method Narration Method
14 Examination of contemporary Scottish poetry and selected works of poets such as E. Morgan Discussion Method Narration Method
15 Review week Discussion Method Narration Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 M.H. Abrams ve diğerleri, ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature.
2 James Acheson ve Romana Huk. Contemporary British Poetry.
3 Fleur Adcock. The Faber Book of Twentieth Century Women’s Poetry.
4 Michael Hulse ve diğerleri, ed. The New Poetry.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbooks and other supplementary resources

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 5 14 70
       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 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 14 28
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 184