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| ELL4002 | knowledge of theory | 4+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 - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuncer YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Doç.Dr. M.Zeki ÇIRAKLI | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course is intended to improve students' knowledge of theory of literature, which develop in a period ranging from the Age of Enlightenment to contemporary period. The main subjects of discussion include Naturalism, Modernism, New Historicism, Textual Criticism, Structuralism, Marxist Literary Criticism, Existentialism, and Post Modern Literary Criticism, and analysis of literary texts in relation to various literary theories. It is also part of the course to improve skills of students in analyzing different masterpieces from the various literary theoretical perspectives. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | analyze easily any literary texts belonging to specific literary period, getting involved with the analysis of literary texts. | 2,3 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | make a better assessment of unfamiliar literary works of art written or produced under the influence of contemporary literary movements such as Absurdism, Post Modernism and Existentialism. | 2,5 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | comprehend more easily how contemporary literary movements make impact not only on literature but also visual arts, architecture, dance, music etc. | 1 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | gain necessary insight into different approaches to literary theories and criticism and interpret various forms of art referring to these theories | 5 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| In this course, the formations of new philosophical and literary movements are introduced beginning with the Age of Enlightenment. Romanticism is also part of the discussion as a movement which emerged in reaction to Neoclassical Age. The discourses of Romantic philosophy which replaced the Age of Reason as well as exponents of Romanticism such as Schiller, Goethe, and Coleridge are presented, and lectures are supplemented by students' presentations. Texts by American authors as well as British authors are studied from the standpoint of literary theories that emerged in Modern Age. Also, important figures that made an impact on literary criticism are introduced in the study. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction
Constructing Knowledge:
Key Concepts
| | | Week 2 | Recognizing Perspectives | | | Week 3 | Seeking Truth | | | Week 4 | Seeking Truth | | | Week 5 | Exchanging Knowledge | | | Week 6 | Sense Perception as a Way of Knowing | | | Week 7 | Memory as a Way of Knowing | | | Week 8 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 9 | Reason as a Way of Knowing | | | Week 10 | Language as a Way of Knowing | | | Week 11 | Emotion as a Way of Knowing | | | Week 12 | Faith | | | Week 13 | Imagination
| | | Week 14 | Intuition | | | Week 15 | Areas of Knowledge | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | BIRCH, DAVID. 1996; LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CRITICAL PRACTICE: Ways of Analysing text, Routledge, London. | | | 2 | Tyson, Lois. 2006; Critical theory Today: A User Friendly Guide. 0Routledge, London. | | | 3 | Robinson, Jenefer. Garry L. Hagberg and Walter Jost (Editors), 2010; A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature, Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex. | | | 4 | Eagleton, Terry. 2013; How to read Literature. Yale University Press, New Haven. | | | 5 | Barry, Peter. 2002; Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester University Press, Manchester. | | | 6 | Eagleton, Terry. 2008; Literary Criticism: An Introduction. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/04/2024 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 17/06/2024 | 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 | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 5 | 3 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 140 |
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