| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Identify literary texts from different cultures and time periods.
- Analyze the texts in the light of social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.
- Discuss important similarities and differences between the various literary forms and periods in world literature.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course offers choices from a range of texts selected from English, American, European, Asian, African, Latin American and Turkish literature that help students understand and appreciate other cultures and societies. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to the Course: What is World Literature? |
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2nd Week |
Globalisation, Cosmopolitanism and Engaging with World Literature, Avatar The Last Airbender- Season 3 Episode 2 The Headband |
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3rd Week |
Myths, Legends and Folktales, The Mesopotamian Legend-from The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 1200 BCE) |
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4th Week |
The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 1200 BCE) cont. |
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5th Week |
Myths, Legends and Folktales: Fables and Animal Tales, Aesop's Fables- The Wolf & the Lamb, The Fox & The Goat, The Lion & The Mouse (3rd-1st century BCE, Jean de Le Fontaine- The Wolf & The Lamb, The Fox & The Goat, The Lion & The Mouse (1668) |
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6th Week |
Myths, Legends and Folktales: African- American Folktales and Myths: The Trickster, The Myth of Anansi and the Anansi Tales (16th century) |
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7th Week |
African- American Folktales and Myths: The Trickster, The Myth of Anansi and the Anansi Tales (16th century) cont. |
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8th Week |
Myths, Legends and Folktales: African-American Folktales and Myths: Badman, Stagolee and the African American Ballad (1895-1920) |
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9th Week |
African-American Folktales and Myths: Badman, Stagolee and the African American Ballad (1895-1920) cont. |
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10th Week |
MIDTERM 1 |
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11th Week |
The English Short Story: Twists and Turns: Roald Dahl- "Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953), optional: Ian McEwan- "Dead as They Come"(1970) |
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12th Week |
Magical Realism- Latin America: Suggested Reading: Lois Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris -"Daiqiri Birds and Flaubertian Parrot(ie)s", Isabel Allende The House of the Spirits |
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13th Week |
IN-CLASS WRITING |
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14th Week |
CONFERENCE- NO CLASS |
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15th Week |
HOLIDAY-NO CLASS |
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16th Week |
Closing Remarks through Japanese Wonderland: Hayao Miyazaki- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Buckner B., Trawick. World Literature. Barnes and Noble, 1957
D?Haen, Theo, Cesar Dominguez, and Mads Rosendahl Thomsen. World Literature: A Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 2013.
Lawall, Sarah. Reading World Literature: Theory, History, Practice. University of Texas Press, 1994. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
2 |
60 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
10 |
20 |
| Total Work Load | 118 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.93 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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