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| ELL1006 | British Culture | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | 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: | | This course aims at providing the students with a sufficient background about British culture, arts, literature, lifestyle, etc.
It also aims at developing insight on both British and Turkish culture, customs, traditions and other aspects of life by making comparisons between the two. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Identify and get detailed information about British Culture. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | Identify the correlation between cultural aspects and literary works. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,11 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | Acquire knowledge on the similarities and differences between British and Turkish culture by making comparison. | 1,2,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,13,14 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | Have sufficient knowledge on the position and importance of British Culture in Western Culture. | 1,2,3,4,5,7,9,11,13,15,17 | 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 | | |
| Definition of some crucial geographical and political terminology related to Btirish identity.
Also, introduction of some cultural aspects such as, lifestyle, democracy, sports, arts, literature, etc.
Making comparisons between Turkish and British culture. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction. | | | Week 2 | The mixture which is British? | | | Week 3 | How the British behave. | | | Week 4 | Democracy and Government. | | | Week 5 | Welfare and Charity. | | | Week 6 | Business, Trade and Trade Unions. | | | Week 7 | Justice and Police. | | | Week 8 | Midterm. | | | Week 9 | How the British Worship. | | | Week 10 | The British School System. | | | Week 11 | Universities and Colleges. | | | Week 12 | The Press, Television and Radio. | | | Week 13 | The Sporting British. | | | Week 14 | The Arts in Britain. | | | Week 15 | Britan and the Outside World. | | | Week 16 | Final exam. | | | |
| 1 | O'Discroll, James, Britain for Learners of English, New York, Oxford University Press, 2003. | | | |
| 1 | Musman, Richard, Britain Today, New York, Longman Background Books, 1989. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/04/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 27/05/2024 | 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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