Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
English Literature 2 İÖZ206 4. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction English
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Timuçin Buğra EDMAN
Instructor(s) Timuçin Buğra EDMAN
Assistants
Goals This course aims to examine the fundamental works, authors, and literary movements of English Literature from Shakespeare to the present in chronological order. Students will understand the development of English Literature through detailed reading and analysis of selected works.
Course Content Detailed analysis of selected literary texts Key characteristics of literary periods Literary developments in historical context Critical reading and analysis techniques Literary movements and their characteristics
Learning Outcomes - Comprehend significant periods and works of English Literature chronologically.
- Analyze literary texts within the context of their period characteristics.
- Distinguish technical characteristics of different literary genres.
- Evaluate literary works with a critical approach.
- Interpret characteristics of literary movements through texts
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Course introduction + Overview of Shakespeare before Restoration Period Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
2. Week Shakespeare - King Lear (Selected passages and analysis) Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week John Milton - Paradise Lost (Books I & IX - Selected passages) Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Other Activities
4. Week Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels (Book I) Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Romantic Period - William Blake, William Wordsworth (Selected poems) Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Other Activities
6. Week Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (Selected passages) Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
7. Week Introduction to Victorian Era + Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre (Selected passages) Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week Midterm 1 Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
9. Week Anne Brontë - Agnes Grey Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Practice Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
10. Week Charles Dickens - Great Expectations (Selected passages) Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation
11. Week Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray (Selected passages) Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
12. Week Henry James - The Turn of the Screw Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
13. Week Modern Period: James Joyce - Dubliners ("The Dead") Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Research
14. Week Contemporary English Literature: Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway (Selected passages) Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
Recommended Sources
Greenblatt, S., Abrams, M. H. et.al. (Eds). (2006). The Norton Anthology of English literature (8th edition). New York: W.W. Norton. Fiorina, C.,Delaney, D., Ward, C. (2003). Fields of Vision, Vol. 1, Longman. https://wwnorton.com/catalog/college/english/english-literature https://www.britannica.com/art/English-literature
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 4 5 2 5 5 5 60
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY3 3 3 2 2 5 4 60
PY4 5 5 5 5 5 5 60
PY5 5 3 5 5 5 5 60
PY6 4 5 4 5 2 5 60
PY7 4 5 2 5 5 4 60
PY8 4 5 2 2 5 4 60
PY9 3 5 2 2 4 4 60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 5 70
Research 1 2 2
Practice 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0