The course objective is to examine a selection of works by British women writers by focusing on a variety of genres. The course aims to provide a critical awareness to social, cultural and political implications of the way gender plays out in the writings by women.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Dr. ipek Kotan Yiğit
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Friday 09:00-11:45
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Formal lectures, discussions and presentations.
Principle Sources
See course contents
Other Sources
See course contents
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
2. Week
Julian Norwich, from The Book of Showings
Margery Kempe, from The Book of Margery Kempe
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
3. Week
Queen Elizabeth I. “The Doubt of Future Foes” and other writings
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
4. Week
Aphra Behn, from Oroonoko
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
5. Week
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu,Turkish Embassy Letters (excerpts)
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
6. Week
Mary Wollstonecraft, selections from A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
7. Week
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Kate Chopin, "The Storm"
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
8. Week
Midterm week
9. Week
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
10. Week
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
11. Week
Hanan al-Shayk, The Story of Zahra (excerpts) Nadine Gordimer, "The Second Sense" and "Once upon a Time"
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
12. Week
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (excerpts)
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
13. Week
Brick Lane (dir. Sarah Gavron)
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
14. Week
Review
Lecture, class discussion, group work, in-class writing
15. Week
No Class (Semester ends on May 25, Wednesday)
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Quizzes
4
15
CATS Posts
5
15
Final Exam
1
40
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
Show awareness to the issues of gender and identity through women’s narrative and literary histories.
LO-2
Identify the intellectual, political, cultural and socio-historical contexts from which women’s writings have emerged.
LO-3
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of a variety of genres produced by women writers.
LO-4
Compare and evaluate women’s visions as an illustration of the way their male counterparts working within the same genre and traditions convey their own individual visions of life.
LO-5
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation, analysis of works written by women by focusing on the formal constraints imposed on them by the society.
LO-6
Show competence in planning and preparation of presentations and written work for the course.
