Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN FICTION I AKE323 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Sotirios Bampatzimopoulos
Assistants
Goals By the end of the course students will have acquired an understanding of the major 19th century American novelists. They will also be able to pursue independent analyses of novels or short stories 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 novel, with special emphasis on romanticism, realism, and naturalism. The course also underlines the historical, social, and cultural backgrounds of the works that are studied.
Learning Outcomes 1) Explains the terms and concepts related to the American fiction of the first half of the 19th century.
2) Explains the concepts of romanticism, transcendentalism and realism.
3) Reads the 19th century American fiction and analyses them in terms of language, form, style, content and meaning.
4) Analyses the 19th century American fiction in relation to the historical, social, economic, cutural, political and literary events that influenced it.
5) Uses English effectively in oral and written communication.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the Course Lecture; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Edgar A. Poe, “Ligeia” Lecture; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Edgar A. Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart” Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Edgar A. Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado” Lecture; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Edgar A. Poe, "The Purloined Letter" Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Edgar A. Poe, "The Raven" and "The Philosophy of Composition" Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Washington Irving, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Washington Irving, "Rip Van Winkle" Lecture; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Nathaniel Hawthorne, "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (A) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (B) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (C) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (D) Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week General revision and discussio Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bradbury, Malcolm and Richard Ruland. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature.
Chase, Richard. The American Novel and Its Tradition.
Cochrane, James (Ed.). The Penguin Book of American Short Stories.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 6
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 12 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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