Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN NOVEL II AKE406 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lectures Reading Handouts Library usage and other learning resources Group work Discussion and debate Independent study
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Goals This course is for seniors. It is intended to provide the students with an understanding of 20th-century American thought as reflected in the literary works of the second half of the century.
Course Content This course analyzes the 20th Century American novel.
Learning Outcomes 1) To analyze the historical, social, cultural, political, and literary incidents that affect the American novel within the concept of 20th century.
2) Explains the terms of modernism and postmodernism.
3) To enable students to read the 20th century American novel and analyze it according to iğts form, context, style and meaning.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Carson McCullers (1951) Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Carson McCullers (1951) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Carson McCullers (1951) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week The Artificial Nigger, Flannery O’Connor (1955) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week The Birds, Director Alfred Hitchcock (1963) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987) Lecture; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston (1975) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston (1975) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston (1975) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Chinatown, Roman Polanski (1974) Lecture; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Chinatown, Roman Polanski (1974) 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
Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Carson McCullers (1951)
Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987)
Chinatown, Dir.Roman Polanski (1974)
The Artificial Nigger, Flannery O’Connor (1955)
The Birds, Dir. Alfred Hitchcock (1963)
The Penguin Book of American Short Stories, James Cochrane (ed.)
The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston (1975)

Assessment
Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques
Midterm (%40), Final (%60)
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 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Homework 14 1
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 5
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload