Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
ENLY2001	2	Texts and Contexts	3/0/0	CC	English	9

Course Goals	The aim of the course is to increase the awareness of the contextual elements that are incorporated into the production and reception of texts and sharpen research skills that take such contexts into consideration.
Prerequisite(s)	-
Corequisite(s)	-
Special Requisite(s)	-
Instructor(s)	Professor Işıl Baş
Course Assistant(s)	-
Schedule	Thursday, 13:00-16:00
Office Hour(s)	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture, discussion, assignments
Principle Sources	Depeding on the focus of the topics to be covered each term, different reading lists will be provided.
Other Sources	Hazard Adams and Leroy Searle (Eds). Critical Theory Since 1965. University Press of Florida, 1986.

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
2. Week	From work to text	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
3. Week	Interrelations of Texts and Contexts	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
4. Week	The value and usefulness of contextual information	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
5. Week	Biographical contexts: Authors’ lives	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
6. Week	Biographical contexts: Authors’ Works as a whole	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
7. Week	Generic contexts: Generic expectations	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
8. Week	Deviations from genres	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
9. Week	Historical contexts: Production Time and Place	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
10. Week	Historical contexts: Reception time and place	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
11. Week	Critical Contexts: The impact of influence	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
12. Week	Critical contexts: The Anxiety of influence	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
13. Week	Paper topic presentations	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
14. Week	Paper topic presentations	Reading, discussion, presentations, writing papers
15. Week	Final Exams Week
16. Week
17. Week

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	20
Project(s)	1	50
Attendance	70	30

Program Outcomes PO-1 Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of literary texts, authors, genres and movements. PO-2 Display a thorough understanding of literary research methodology and different critical approaches to literature. PO-3 Analyze texts from different theoretical perspectives. PO-4 Develop a critical understanding of literature. PO-5 Know how to conduct independent research in English studies. PO-6 Articulate and share interpretation of texts and contexts in carefully constructed arguments. PO-7 Apply precise critical terminology in the presentation of analysis and research. PO-8 Engage in scholarly debates about their academic subjects. PO-9 Critically examine and use the latest research materials in their academic discipline. PO-10 Identify the ways both explicit and implicit cultural norms and assumptions affect perceptions and judgements. PO-11 Recognize the interdisciplinary aspects of English Studies and its complex relationship with other disciplines and forms of knowledge. PO-12 Develop a capacity to pursue academic studies at the doctoral level.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 Upon completion of this course, students should be able to understand and respond to the importance of contexts in which texts are produced and received LO-2 understand how contextual changes affect meaning LO-3 grasp and work with the idea of the inseparability of texts and contexts LO-4 articulate and share interpretation of texts and contexts in carefully constructed arguments LO-5 show competence in finding, critically examining and using the latest research materials in their subject of study.

Course Assessment Matrix:

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