COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

ACL478

Course Code: ACL478
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Evaluate the characteristics of literary texts from a variety of cultures with regard to their topics, forms and contexts.
Make a critical and comparative analysis of different literary texts with regard to their social, cultural, political, ideological and historical background.
Show their knowledge of differenct cultures as well as their ability to compare and contrast them.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to help students make a comparative analysis of literary texts from different countries (drama, poetry or fiction) with regard to their themes and motifs.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Comparative Literature Theories
3^rd Week	'Ullysses' (Tennyson) and 'Kolları Bağlı Oddysseus' (Melih Cevdet Anday)
4^th Week	Sevgili Arsız Ölüm and One Hundred Years of Solitude
5^th Week	Sevgili Arsız Ölüm and One Hundred Years of Solitude
6^th Week	Sevgili Arsız Ölüm and One Hundred Years of Solitude
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Hamlet and Bir Adam Yaratmak
9^th Week	Hamlet and Bir Adam Yaratmak
10^th Week	Hamlet and Bir Adam Yaratmak
11^th Week	Mrs Dalloway and Bir Düğün Gecesi
12^th Week	Mrs Dalloway and Bir Düğün Gecesi
13^th Week	Mrs Dalloway and Bir Düğün Gecesi
14^th Week	Revision

Recommended or Required Reading

Bassnett, Susan. Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993.
Saussy, Haun. Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Dominguez, Cesar, et al. Introducing Comparative Literature: New Trends and Applications. London: Routledge, 2014.
Bernheimer, Charles. Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	15
Presentation of Article	1	15
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
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	12	12
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	12	12
Article Presentation	1	4	4
Article	1	10	10
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X
K8	X	X	X
K9	X	X	X
K10
K11
K12	X	X	X
K13
K14