PURITANISM

AMER587

Course Code: AMER587
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will be able to discuss Puritanism as one of the foundations of American culture and literature,
will be able to discuss a variety of historical texts in which Puritan values and ideas are represented.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

A survey of the origins of Puritanism in England and its development and contribution to American literature, culture, history, and politics.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Where Did They Come from? The Pilgrim Fathers and the Establishment of Early Colonies
2^nd Week	Religious and Political Ideals
3^rd Week	Religious and Political Ideals
4^th Week	Religious and Political Ideals
5^th Week	Religious and Political Ideals
6^th Week	The Puritan Mind
7^th Week	Student Presentations on Puritan Ideals
8^th Week	Student Presentations on Puritan Ideals
9^th Week	Puritan Literature (Women and Early Intercultural Encounters with the Natives of America)
10^th Week	Puritan Literature (Women and Early Intercultural Encounters with the Natives of America)
11^th Week	Puritan Literature (Women and Early Intercultural Encounters with the Natives of America)
12^th Week	Puritan Literature (Women and Early Intercultural Encounters with the Natives of America)
13^th Week	Student Presentations on Types of Puritan Literature
14^th Week	Student Presentations on Types of Puritan Literature

Recommended or Required Reading

John Smith, The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles.

Thomas Morton, New English Canaan.

William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation.

Cotton Mather, The Wonders of the Invisible World; Magnalia Christi Americana.

John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity.

Michael Wigglesworth, The Day of Doom.

Edward Taylor, Preparatory Meditations.

Anne Bradstreet, Works of Anne Bradstreet.

Mary Rowlandson, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.

Sarah Kemble Knight, The Journal of Madame Knight.

Jonathan Edwards, The Works of Jonathan Edwards.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	2	30
Attendance	1	10
Presentation of Article	2	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework
Project	2	30	60
Article Presentation	2	25	50
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	14	5	70
Total Work Load			305
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.16
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X	X
K6	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X
K11	X	X
K12
K13