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| ELL1002 | Old and Medieval English Literature | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring 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 course aims to enable the student to acquire the knowledge and appreciation of Old English and Medieval English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance through the study of some of the representative texts and writers of these periods 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 : | learn about the Old English Literature | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Learn about the leading literary genres and writers of the Old English period | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1,2,3,5, | | LO - 3 : | examine the leading works of the Old English literature
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1,2,3,5 | | LO - 4 : | learn about the Mediaval English Literature
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1,2,3,5 | | LO - 5 : | Learn about the leading literary genres and writers of the Medieval English period | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | examine the leading works of the Medieval English literature | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 15 | 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 | | |
| The course introduces the student to the literary traditions associated with the cultures of old and early and late medieval England through the study of exemplary texts, which is essential for a better understanding and appreciation of Old English and Medieval English literature. It thus introduces and studies epic, romance, religious poetry, romance and courtly love and aims to enable the student to explain and discuss these literary forms and genres of Old and Medieval English literature in line with their historical, social and cultural contexts. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to the Old and Middle English Literature Course | | | Week 2 | The historical and literary background of the Old English period
Elegies: ?Deor?s Lament?,?The Wanderer?, ?The Seafarer?, ?Wulf?
?The Wife?s Complaint? and ?The Dream of the Rood?.
| | | Week 3 | The historical and literary background of the Old English period continued | | | Week 4 | The heroic society, epic tradition and Beowulf | | | Week 5 | Beowulf continued | | | Week 6 | Beowulf continued | | | Week 7 | Beowulf continued and Riddles | | | Week 8 | The historical and literary background of the Medieval period | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | The historical and literary background of the Medieval period continued | | | Week 11 | Romance, courtly love tradition, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | | | Week 12 | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight continued | | | Week 13 | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight continued | | | Week 14 | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight continued | | | Week 15 | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight continued | | | Week 16 | Final Examination | | | |
| 1 | The Norton Anthology of English Literature | | | |
| 1 | Coulton, G. G. Medieval Panorama. London: Collins, 1961. | | | 2 | Keen, Maurice. English Society in the Later Middle Ages 1348-1500. London: Penguin, 1990 | | | 3 | William, Brend. Saxons and Vikings. Hampshire: Putkin Publihing,2010. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2025 | 1,00 | 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 | 5 | 12 | 60 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 13 | 65 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 182 |
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