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| ELL3004 | Modern English Novel | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | 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, Group study, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Nazan YILDIZ ÇİÇEKÇİ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to enable students to acquire the knowledge and appreciation of Modernism and Modern English Novel through the study of some of the representative texts, writers and articles within their social, cultural, literary and historical context. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | To define what modernism is | | | | LO - 2 : | To know the main characteristics of modernism | | | | LO - 3 : | To know the main characteristics of Modern Novel | | | | LO - 4 : | To know the main figures in Modern English Novel | | | | LO - 5 : | To evaluate the representative works of Modern English Novel | | | | 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 | | |
| The course introduces students to the literary traditions and movements associated with modernism and modern novel through the study of exemplary texts, which is essential for a better understanding and appreciation of Modern English Novel. It thus covers a historical, cultural and literary introduction to modernism along with its main figures,characteristics and related -isms such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf; stream of consciousness, interior monologue; expressionism, impressionism, symbolism and postmodernism. To this end, the course covers the main representatives of the Modern English Novel with their monumental works such as E. M. Forster's A Passage to India; Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness; Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse and James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Modernism and the Modern Novel | | | Week 2 | Modernism and Modern Novel in its historical, social and literary contexts | | | Week 3 | Modernism and Modern Novel in its historical, social and literary contexts | | | Week 4 | Modernism and Modern Novel: Its main characteristics and figures along with related ? isms. Modernism in literature and art | | | Week 5 | Modernism and Modern Novel: Its main characteristics and figures along with related ? isms. Modernism in literature and art | | | Week 6 | E. M. Forster and his A Passage to India | | | Week 7 | E. M. Forster and his A Passage to India | | | Week 8 | Joseph Conrad and his Heart of Darkness | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Joseph Conrad and his Heart of Darkness | | | Week 11 | Virginia Woolf and her To the Lighthouse | | | Week 12 | Virginia Woolf and her To the Lighthouse | | | Week 13 | James Joyce and his A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man | | | Week 14 | James Joyce and his A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man | | | Week 15 | General Review | | | Week 16 | Final Examination | | | |
| 1 | E. M. Forster | | | 2 | s A Passage to India | | | 3 | Joseph Conrad | | | 4 | s Heart of Darkness | | | |
| 1 | Virginia Woolf | | | 2 | s To the Lighthouse | | | 3 | James Joyce | | | 4 | s A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man | | | 5 | Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Boston: Cornell University Press. 1999. Print. | | | 6 | Bulson, E. The Cambridge Introduction to James Joyce. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2006. Print. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 10/04/2017 | 1 | 35 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 11 | 17/04/2017 | | 15 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 29/05/2017 | 1 | 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 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Ödev | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Total work load | | | 126 |
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