ELL022 Literature and PoliticsIstinye UniversityDegree Programs English Language and Literature (English)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
English Language and Literature (English)

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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: ELL022
Course Name: Literature and Politics
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
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: The aim of the course is to develop students' ability to understand and interpret political events and developments through media, critical literature readings and communication theories. For this reason, the course aims to provide students with a basic formation by the means of the founding texts and case studies that establish relations between political science and critical media and literature.
Course Content: The aim of the course is to develop students' ability to understand and interpret political events and developments through media, critical literature readings and communication theories. For this reason, the course aims to provide students with a basic formation by the means of the founding texts and case studies that establish relations between political science and critical media and literature.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To learn main approaches through the selected texts
2) To evaluate perspectives provided by the main texts based on the related sections of the litarary artifacts.
3) To discuss contemporary t.v series episodes and movies after watching them during or before/after the classes.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Lecture and Discussion
2) Lecture and Discussion
3) Lecture and Discussion
4) Lecture and Discussion
5) Lecture and Discussion
6) Lecture and Discussion
7) Lecture and Discussion
8) Lecture and Discussion
9) Lecture and Discussion
10) Lecture and Discussion
11) Lecture and Discussion
12) Lecture and Discussion
13) Lecture and Discussion
14) Lecture and Discussion

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Will be updated
References: Will be updated

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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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. 3 3 3
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.
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. 3
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.
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