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| ELL2011 | Selected Readings from World Literature | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuncer YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The purpose of this course is to promote intellectual growth by strengthening students' abilities to read analytically and creatively, by filing in or reinforcing students' knowledge of the outlines of history, and by making students conversant with many major cultural landmarks and developing their sensitivity to cultural diversity through a critical study of English translations of selected world masterpieces from ancient civilizations through the Renaissance in their social and philosophical contexts. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | An ability to analyze a piece of literature from the assigned period and effectively write about it. | 5 | 1,3 | | LO - 2 : | An ability to appreciate literature in its broader social context and thereby garner insights into the human condition through examination of such fundamental relationships as those between man and self, man and society, and man and Nature. | 3 | 1,3 | | LO - 3 : | An appreciation for the historical context of literature, how it affects and reflects the age in which it was written, and how it is linked to broader historical currents in politics, philosophy, psychology, science, art, and music as well as how it resonates within contemporary culture. | 4 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Analyzing the masterpieces selected from world literature in their historical, philosophical and literary context. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction. | | | Week 2 | Oedipus the King and Poetics | | | Week 3 | Oedipus the King continued, the Classical Ideals. | | | Week 4 | Discussion of Platonic Philosophy. Discussion of Apology, Phaedo, and The Republic. | | | Week 5 | Introduction to Roman Culture. Discussion of The Aeneid and Roman Culture. | | | Week 6 | Aenid continued. | | | Week 7 | Everyman | | | Week 8 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 9 | Machiavelli-The Prince | | | Week 10 | Machiavelli continued-The Renaissance Spirit. | | | Week 11 | Novalis: "Hymns to the Night" | | | Week 12 | Sartre: The Wall. | | | Week 13 | Eugene O'Neill: The Hairy Ape. (American Literature) | | | Week 14 | Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul. | | | Week 15 | Orhan Pamuk, continued. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam. | | | |
| 1 | Cunningham, Lawrence S. and John J. Reich. Culture and Values, Volume I: A Survey of the Humanities (with CD ROM). 6th Ed. Thomson-Wadsworth, 2006. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/11/2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2024 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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