Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS:PROSE AND SHORT STORY AKE107 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture, discussion
Course Coordinator
Instructors Sotirios Bampatzimopoulos
Assistants
Goals This course aims to aquaint students with specific terms and elements relating to the study of fiction in the light of various short stories in English, and teach them the ways to examine literary texts closely.
Course Content This course is an introduction to literature through short stories. In a series of lectures we will discuss specific terms and elements relating to the study of fiction in the light of various short stories in English. We will analyse the elements of fiction (i.e. plot, structure, characterisation, point of view, setting, theme, symbolism, tone and style), examine how these elements work together, and most importantly practise the art of close reading on a range of texts.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students learn the formal elements of short story.
2) Students learn to read short stories closely, and they can interpret and respond to the selected works analytically and critically.
3) Students improve their language skills by talking and writing about the texts studied.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the course. What is an essay? What is a short story? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate; Large Group Discussion
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week “The Tree of Language” by Nicholas Wade, “A Very Short Story” by Ernest Hemingway Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week “Moonlight” by Guy de Maupassant Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Debate
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Plot and structure Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Debate
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Role Play
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Characterisation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week “Her First Ball” by Katherine Mansfield Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Point of view Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week "Araby" by James Joyce Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Tone and Style Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week "Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar A. Poe Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Symbolism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Martin Gray, A Dictionary of Literary Terms
Ann Charters, The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction (4th edition)
Richard Bausch, The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction (7th edition)
Robert Scholes, Elements of Fiction: An Anthology
Stella Cottrell, The Study Skills Handbook

Assessment
Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques
Midterm and final exam
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 28 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 6
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 8
1 1
1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload