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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ELL001

Course Name:

Modern American Novel

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Araş. Gör. BURAK ASLAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	To recognize the phases of the American novel in terms of content and style, to examine literary movements such as Modernism and Postmodernism.
Course Content:	The novel in the colonial period, the American novel in the 19th century, the American novel in the 20th century, Transcendentalist, Modernist and Postmodernist movements

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Defines the phases of the American novel from the colonial period to the present day in terms of content and style.
2) Evaluates the contributions of movements such as Modernism and Postmodernism to the American novel.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	The Art of the Novel/an introduction/major themes issues, movements-integrated to the class throughout the semester
3)	N. Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown; Rappaccini s Daughter;
4)	N. Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
5)	H. Melville, Moby Dick
6)	Henry James, The Aspern Papers;
7)	Henry James, The Golden Bowl
8)	Midterm
9)	F.Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
10)	F.Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
11)	W. Faulkner, As I Lay Dying; The Bear
12)	J. Barth, Lost in the Funhouse, metaficiton and a Poetics of postmodernism; a theory of parody; intertextuality T. Pynchon, Paul Auster
13)	J. Barth T. Pynchon, Paul Auster--continued Wrap up
14)	Final evaluation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Kenneth, B., Fabio Malgaretti.(2002). Focus on English and American Literature
References:	Kenneth, B., Fabio Malgaretti.(2002). Focus on English and American Literature

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
6) Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7) Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.	3	3
8) Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9) To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10) Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11) Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12) Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14) Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15) Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4)	Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5)	Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
6)	Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7)	Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.	3
8)	Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9)	To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10)	Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11)	Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12)	Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14)	Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15)	Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 50
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	0	3		42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	0	5		80
Midterms	1	0	2		2
Final	1	0	2		2
Total Workload					126