COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

GKE464

Course Code: GKE464
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 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;

Comapring literary texts from different cultures in world literature
Analyzing linguistic elements (syntax, sentence structure) in texts
Gaining literary proficiency via content and context analyses

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Cultural, contextual and linguistic analysis of examples from world literature; making socio-cultural comparisons between texts; interpreting various literary texts and writing essays.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition, Aims nd Approaches to Comparative Literature
2^nd Week	Archetypal Elements that Form the Fundemental Sources for World Cultures and Literatures
3^rd Week	Comparison of Common Motifs in Fairytales and Legends
4^th Week	A Comparative Analysis: "Faust" and "Siyah Pelerinli Adam"
5^th Week	Comparative Analysis samples in Turkish and Western Literatures
6^th Week	The Comparative Analysis of Oscar wilde's "The Nightingale and the Rose" and other stories about Nightingale and the Rose
7^th Week	Poetry in Comparative Analysis
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Translation and Its Role in Comparative Studies
10^th Week	War Literature: Samples
11^th Week	Utopia and Dystopia: Samples
12^th Week	Gothic and Science fiction: Samples
13^th Week	Feminism: samples
14^th Week	History and Mythology in World Literatures

Recommended or Required Reading

Külterlerarası Araştırmalar ve Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat: Prof. Dr. Muharrem Tosun, Prof. Dr. Sevinç Arı ve Dr. Coşkun Doğan

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

%50 Midterm %50 Final

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	10	8	80
Preparation for Final exam	1	5	5
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	3	3
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	1	3	3
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10