Selected Topics in European Literature

Course Code:

CPLT 285

Semester:

Spring

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

In this course masterpieces of modern and contemporary European literature will be studied.

Course Content:

A study of the works of modern and contemporary European novelists.

Course Methodology:

1. Lecture 4. Discussion 5. Demonstration

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Midterm B: Final Exam C: Homework G: Presentation

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Learning Outcomes	Programme Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1)To explore the prominent European literature from 20th Century	1, 2	1,2,3	B, C
2) For the students to gain knowledge in the intellectual and cultural background of the 20th Century European literature and to become acquainted with the concepts and terminology used in the analysis of novels.	1, 2, 3, 10	1,2,3	B, C
3) To equip the students with the necessary critical faculties, analytical approach, interdisciplinary vision and analytical, interpretative and inference skills for a successful understanding of European literature.	1, 2, 3, 10	1,2,3	B, C
5)To equip the students with knowledge of the socio-political and intellectual framework of contemporary European novel	1, 2, 3	1,2,3	B, C
6)To understand the development of modern European novel	1, 2, 3	1,2,3	B, C

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time (1911-1922)
3	Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
4	Franz Kafka, The Trial (1925)
5	Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (1930)
6	William Faulkner: Intruder in the Dust
7	Mid-Term
8	J.D. Salinger: Catcher in the Rye
9	Saul Bellow: Henderson the Rain King
10	Günter Grass, The Tin Drum (1959)
11	Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose (1995)
12	Jose Saramago Blindness (1995)
13	Emine Sevgi Özdamar The Bridge of the Golden Horn (1998)
14	Milan Kundera The Unbearable Lightness of Being (2000)
15	Conclusion

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	60
Quizzes	2	20
Assignment	1	20
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
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
Homework	1	20	20
Presentation	1	20	20
Total Work Load
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			130
ECTS Credit of the Course			5.2
			5