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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 | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. 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, as well as 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. | 2 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Identify the correlation between cultural aspects and literary works. | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Acquire knowledge on the similarities and differences between British and Turkish culture by making comparison. | 2 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Have sufficient knowledge on the position and importance of British Culture in Western Culture. | 1 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Get detailed information about the historical development of the British culture. | 1,2,3 | 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 | | |
| 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? Geographical and political definitions of the British Isles and the people living on them. | | | Week 3 | The cultural differences of the countries on the Island. | | | Week 4 | The initiation of the study of cultural development within the historical process.
| | | Week 5 | Roman Period and the Cultural interactions. | | | Week 6 | Germenic invasions and the cultural evolution. | | | Week 7 | Norman invasion and the new cultural transformation. | | | Week 8 | The Middle Ages and the dominance of the Church. | | | Week 9 | Midterm. | | | Week 10 | The 16th century: Tension between the Church and politics. | | | Week 11 | The 17th century: More tension and the Civil War. | | | Week 12 | The 18th century: New Cultural and Political order. | | | Week 13 | The 19th century: Industrial Revolution and transformation of the society. | | | Week 14 | The 20th century: The Empire | | | Week 15 | Britan and the Outside World. | | | Week 16 | Final exam. | | | |
| 1 | O'Discroll, J. 2003; Britain for Learners of English, Oxford University Press, New York. | | | 2 | Musman, R. 1989; Britain Today, Longman Background Books, New York. | | | 3 | McDowall, D. 2006; An Illustrated History of Britain, Longman, Essex. | | | 4 | Christopher, D.P. 1025; British Culture: An Introduction, Routledge, London and New York | | | 5 | Bassnett, S. (Edt.). 2004; Studying British Cultures: An Introduction, Routledge, London and New York. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Proje | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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