| 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) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Evaluate the principles of creative writing including form, technique, and style.
- Interpret the theory and practice of creative literary production across genres.
- Compose drafts of their own creative work in prose and/or poetry.
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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 aims to develop the writing skills of students through creative writing exercises. At the end of the course, the students will be acquainted with the language and grammar skills of poetry, the short story, drama, and non-fiction and will be able to use these in their essays |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Course Introduction: The Sound of Your Writing |
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2nd Week |
Punctuation and Grammar; Sentence Length and Complex Syntax; Repetition |
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3rd Week |
Adjectives and Adverbs; Verbs: Person and Tense |
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4th Week |
Point of View and Voice; Changing Point of View |
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5th Week |
Indirect Narration, or What Tells; Crowding and Leaping |
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6th Week |
Peer Group Workshop |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Writing Exercise 1: Being Gorgeous |
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9th Week |
Writing Exercise 2: The Old Woman |
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10th Week |
Writing Exercise 3: Points of View |
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11th Week |
Writing Exercise 4: Changing Voices |
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12th Week |
Writing Exercise 5: A Terrible Thing to Do |
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13th Week |
Presentation of Projects |
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14th Week |
Presentation of Projects |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Le Guin, Ursula. Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story. Mariner, 2015. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Practice
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
4 |
20 |
| Project |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
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 |
5 |
5 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
4 |
8 |
32 |
| Project |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total Work Load | 126 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.2 |
| 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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