Creative Writing

Course Code:

ELIT 121

Semester:

Spring

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

Turkish

Course Objectives:

To give students the opportunity to express themselves in a written form in English and to share their texts with each other

Course Content:

Personal essay, academic essay, fiction, free writing, grammar, writing game

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

Vertical Tabs

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
To enjoy writing	2,3,10	2	C
For the students to improve their English	2,6,10	2	C
To share their texts with each other; to listen to each other; to treat each other with respect	5,6,8,10	3	B
For the students to feel like members of a community of writers	5,6,8	3	B
To become acquainted with a variety of literary texts and paintings	2,5,7,8,10	2	C
For each student to find or to become aware of his or her own unique “voice”	6,8	2	C

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics-Assignments for students:	Study Materials
1	Introducing oneself.
2	Writing about writing experiences.
3	Writing about a favourite place.
4	Re-telling different fairytales.
5	Writing a fairytale from the perspective of one of the characters or objects in the story.
6	Selecting three characters and/or objects in the fairytale and describing them in detail.
7	Altering a significant detail in the fairytale.
8	Describing the painting “The Swing” by Honore de Fragonard.
9	Writing down spontaneous responses to the poem “Snapshots” by John Updike.
10	Writing a poem inspired by “Snapshots”
11	Writing about ‘A Time When …’. (The beginning should concentrate on the most vital experience which comes to students’ mind).
12	Writing an essay about the short story “A Haunted House” by Virginia Woolf.
13	Writing about an important person in students’ lives.
14	Writing a story inspired by the painting “The Balcony Room” by Adolf Menzel.

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Teresa Ferster Glazier, The Least You Should Know About English
Additional Resources

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Writing assignments	14	100


Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		100
Total		100

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.		X
2	The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature.				X
3	The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.		X
4	The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies	X
5	Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility	X
6	Effective communication skills.			X
7	A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements.		X
8	An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice.		X
9	A knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period.	X
10	The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics.					X

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15X Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	45
Mid-terms
Homework	10	3	30
Final examination
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5