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| ELL4006 | Postmodern Novel | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | 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 - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Nazan YILDIZ ÇİÇEKÇİ | | Co-Lecturer | Non | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to enable the student to acquire the knowledge of postmodernism and postmodern English Novel through the study of some of the representative texts, writers, articles and extracts within their social, cultural, literary and historical context. It introduces students to the literary traditions and movements associated with postmodernism and the Postmodern Novel through the study of exemplary texts, which is essential for a better understanding of the Postmodern English Novel |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand the characterisitcs of Postmodern Novel
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | identify the similarities and differences between postmodern novel and the other kinds of it, such as modern and realistic novels
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | interpret Peter Ackroyd's Fall of Troy as an example narrative of Postmodern Art
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | interpret Jeanette Winterson's Boating for Beginners as an example narrative of Postmodern Art
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | determine the postmodern characteristics of a postmodern novel | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 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 | | |
| It covers a historical, cultural and literary introduction to modernism along with its main figures, characteristics such as Peter Ackyrod, Jeanette Winterson, intertextuality, parody and pastiche. To this end, the course includes the main representatives of the Postmodern English Novel along with their monumental works such as Peter Ackroyd's Fall of Troy and Jeanette Winerson's Boating for Beginners. The selected novels will be analysed technically and thematically as examples of the postmodern novel. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Postmodern Art and Literature | | | Week 2 | How to define postmodern novel? | | | Week 3 | The general characteristics of postmdoern Novel | | | Week 4 | Postmodern Novel vs. Modern Novel vs. Realistic Novel | | | Week 5 | Peter Ackyroyd and Fall of Troy | | | Week 6 | Peter Ackyroyd and Fall of Troy | | | Week 7 | Peter Ackyroyd and Fall of Troy | | | Week 8 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 9 | Representation and Postmodern Novel | | | Week 10 | The Function of Author and Postmodern Novel | | | Week 11 | Realism and and Postmodern Novel | | | Week 12 | Jeanette Winterson and Boating for Beginners | | | Week 13 | Jeanette Winterson and Boating for Beginners | | | Week 14 | Jeanette Winterson and Boating for Beginners | | | Week 15 | General Overview | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 09.04.2018 | 90 DK | 50 | | Project | 16 | 01.06.2018 | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01.06.2018 | 90 dk | 30 | | |
| 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 7 | 12 | 84 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 142 |
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