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Program of American Culture and Literature (English)

ACL471

NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE

Course Code
ACL471
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Interpret Native American authors' works within a historical, social, and cultural framework.
  2. Analyze thematic and stylistic features of Native American authors' works.
  3. Identify Native American history, the concepts of migration and migrant identity.
  4. Discuss how literary texts approach multi-culturalism as an aspect of American culture.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course aims to survey Native American culture, experience and identity through an analysis of Native American history and literature. Among the authors to be studied are N. Scott Momaday, Sherman Alexie, Joy Harjo, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to Native American Ethnic Groups within a Historical and Cultural Context
2nd Week Native American identity and the Literary Tradition of Orature
3rd Week Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
4th Week Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
5th Week Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony
6th Week Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Dee, Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
9th Week Dee, Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
10th Week Dee, Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
11th Week Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine
12th Week Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine
13th Week Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine
14th Week Selected Poems from Joy Harjo, How We Become Human New and Selected Poems
Recommended or Required ReadingBrown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Open Road Media, 2012.
Harjo, Joy. How We Become Human: New and Selected Poems:1975-2001. Norton, 2004.
Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine. Harper Perennial, 2016.
Sherman, Alexie. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony. Penguin, 2006.
Trout, Lawana, ed. Native American Literature: An Anthology. NTC P, 1999.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Quiz 2 30
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 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 2 1 2
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 6 6
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 4 4
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load114
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.8
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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