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Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN PROSE AND POETRY: 1865-1900	AKE314	6. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	6.0

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Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
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Goals	By the end of the course students will have acquired an understanding of the major 19th century American writers and poets. They will also be able to pursue independent analyses of writings they will come across.
Course Content	This course is for juniors. It is devoted to provide the students with a deeper understanding of 19th century American thought, with special emphasis on Emerson and Thoreau’s writings. The course also offers a profound study of one of the major poets of the 19th Century: Emily Dickinson.
Learning Outcomes	1) Students achieve extensive knowledge of historical, social, economic, political, philosophical, scientific developments that originated in the American prose and poetry of the second half of the 19th century. 2) In the second half of the 19th century, students learn the events that took place and become aware of how these events are reflected in literary texts. 3) Students read the texts of this period and examine them in terms of linguistic features, form, style, content and meaning. 4) Students examine historical, social, economic, cultural, and political events that affect American prose and poetry. 5) Students effectively use English in verbal and written communication.