To create an awareness of literary genres, the expectations they raise in the reader, and the restrictions they impose on writers.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Gülgün Güner
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Thursday, 10:00-13:00, 3C 3 5
Office Hour(s)
Monday, 11:00-12:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, discussion.
Principle Sources
The Odyssey, Homer,
Macbeth, William Shakespeare,
The Country Wife, William Wycherley,
Robinson Crusoe, Daniel DeFoe,
“The Daughters of the Late Colonel”, Katherine Mansfield,
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The Raven”, Edgar Allen Poe
Mother Courage and Her Children, Bertolt Brecht
“The Mark on the Wall”, Virginia Woolf
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams
Lysistrata, Aristophanes
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen
Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
“The Killers”, Ernest Hemingway
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
2. Week
Fiction, Fact, and Truth;
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
3. Week
The Spectrum of Fiction
- Fiction
a) Realistic Fiction
b) Historical Fiction
c) Folklore
d) Fantasy
e) Mystery
f) Documentary Fiction
- Non-Fiction
a) Biography
b) Autobiography
c) Memoirs
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
4. Week
Fictional Modes and Patterns
- Narrative
- Lyric
- Drama
Narrative: From early tales to modern fiction
- Epic, The Odyssey (excerpts)
- Tragedy, Macbeth, William Shakespeare (excerpts)
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
5. Week
Narrative: From early tales to modern fiction
- Comedy, The Country Wife, William Wycherley (excerpts)
- Novel, Robinson Crusoe, Daniel DeFoe (excerpts)
- Short Story, “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”, Katherine Mansfield
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
6. Week
Narrative Poetry
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The Raven”, Edgar Allen Poe
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
7. Week
Narrative Drama
Mother Courage and Her Children, Bertolt Brecht
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
8. Week
Midterm Week
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
9. Week
Poetic Prose
“The Mark on the Wall”, Virginia Woolf
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
10. Week
Poetic Drama
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams,
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
11. Week
Modes of Drama: Tragedy, Comedy, Tragicomedy, Absurd
Excerpts from
Lysistrata, Aristophanes
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
12. Week
Modes of Drama: Tragedy, Comedy, Tragicomedy, Absurd
Excerpts from
A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen,
Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
13. Week
Dramatic Poetry
Hamlet’s soliloquys
Active participation, quizzes, in-class assignments.
14. Week
Dramatic Prose
“The Killers”, Ernest Hemingway
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
3
80
Attendance
1
20
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history.
PO-2
Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature
is written and read.
PO-3
Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature.
PO-4
Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language.
PO-5
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres.
PO-6
Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture.
PO-7
Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning.
PO-8
Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning.
PO-9
Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language.
PO-10
Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the
communication of ideas in a variety of contexts.
PO-11
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation,
and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
PO-12
Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively
construct arguments.
PO-13
Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and
present information and material.
PO-14
Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays,
presentations, and other written and project work.
PO-15
Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and
cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Knowledge of major literary genres and subgenres.
LO-2
Ability to grasp the underlying generic structures in literary texts.
LO-3
Hightened sensitivity to the role of language, style and genre in shaping meaning.
LO-4
Practice of close reading and analyzing texts within generic contexts.
LO-5
Knowledge of the role of generic restrictions on creativity.
