Survey of English Literature I

Course Code:

ELIT 101

Semester:

Fall

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Laboratuvar Saati:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

To acquaint the students with the foundations of English literature upon which modern literature in English is built.

Course Content:

Major works of the Middle Ages, the Sixteenth Century and the Early Seventeenth Century against their historical and social backgrounds.

Course Methodology:

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

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Programme Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To explore the historical tradition of English literature	1, 2, 4, 7	1,2,3	A
2) For the students to gain an overall knowledge about the society which produced the texts presented.	1, 3, 7	1,2,3	A
3) To introduce the students the major examples of different genres of literature in each period.	1, 2, 3	1,2,3	A
4) To introduce the important literary figures within the context of their literary production and the period in general.	1, 2, 7	1,2,3	A
5) To equip the student with the necessary critical faculties, analytical, interpretive and inference skills for understanding the selected works through reading and writing.	2, 3, 4, 7, 10	1,2,3	A, C
6) To create and awareness in recognizing the continuity of the literary tradition by making connections between works.	2, 3, 7, 10	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	General Introduction; course requirements; Materials;	Provided by Instructor
2	Historical Background of Old English Literature	The Exeter Book, Bede
3	Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon Prosody; The changing English language	Beowulf, Lord Randal
4	The Medieval World. Norman England Middle English Literature; Medieval Lyric Poetry	The Battle of Maldon
5	The Chivalric Code & The Ideal of Courtly Love, Narrative Poetry	Chaucer
6	Medieval Romance & the Alliterative Revival	Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
7	Mysticism, Sir Thomas Malory	Morte D’Arthur
8	Midterm Exam	History of the Kings of England,
9	The Renaissance; Humanism; the Reformation, Tudors, the Elizabethan View of the World	Brut, Roman de Brut, Utopia
10	The Age of Shakespeare Bacon’s Essays	King Lear
11	The Decline of the Renaissance, the Puritan Period & the Commonwealth Government	Pilgrim’s Progress,
12	Lyric Poetry, The sonnet	Spenser, Sydney, Shakespeare
13	Metaphysical poets	Donne, Marvell
14	John Milton	Paradise Lost
15	Revision

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Norton Anthology of English Literature, 7^th edition, ed. M. H. Abrams,
Additional Resources

Material Sharing

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Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Participation, quizzes, homework	1	30
Assignment	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME
No	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Programme 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

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	1	25	25
Final examination	1	40	40
Total Work Load			155
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			6.2
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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