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| ELL4045 | Readings in Modern British and American Literature | 4+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE (%100 English) | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Nazan YILDIZ ÇİÇEKÇİ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to reinforce students' previous knowledge of modern literature and introduce them to examples of modern English literature as well as modern American literature. To this end, two texts from modern English and American literature will be read comparatively.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | know the basics of modernism and modern literature | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1,4 | | LO - 2 : | analyse a modern text wit a critical viewpoint. | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1,4 | | LO - 3 : | gain the ability to compare and contrast two texts | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1,4,5 | | 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 | | |
| This course will first discuss the key features of modernism and modern literature, and then proceed to the textual readings. First, a text from Modern English literature will be read, followed by a parallel text from Modern American literature, for a comparative analysis. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is modernism? | | | Week 2 | Modern literature | | | Week 3 | The characteristics of modern literature | | | Week 4 | Virginia Woolf and Modernism | | | Week 5 | To the Lighthouse
| | | Week 6 | To the Lighthouse
| | | Week 7 | To the Lighthouse
| | | Week 8 | To the Lighthouse
| | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Sylvia Plath ve Modernizm | | | Week 11 | The Bell Jar | | | Week 12 | The Bell Jar | | | Week 13 | The Bell Jar | | | Week 14 | The Bell Jar | | | Week 15 | The Bell Jar | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Armstrong, Tim. Modernism: A Cultural History. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005. | | | |
| 1 | Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Boston: Cornell University Press. 1999. | | | 2 | Alexander, Michael. A History of English Literature. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
| | | 3 | Eysteinson, Astradur. The Concept of Modernism. London: Cornell University Press. 1992.
Print.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17/11/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 08/01/2026 | 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 | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 164 |
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