Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MODERN/CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY I AKE429 7. 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 Şenol BEZCİ
Assistants
Goals This course focuses on poets whose work has contributed the most to 20th-Century American poetry by way of innovation. The goal is to develop an appreciation and an understanding of late 20th-Century and 21st-Century American poetry through a detailed study of particular poems and key poetic concepts.
Course Content This course analyzes the 20th Century American Poetry.
Learning Outcomes 1) Analyzes American poetry of the first half of the 20th century in various ways.
2) Develops the skills of poetry appreciation.
3) Students get information on various literery and artistic movements.
4) Develops the skills of research, analysis, synthesis and critical thinking.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the course Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week What is poetry? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Edwin Arlington Robinson Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Robert Frost 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Robert Frost 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Carl Sandburg Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Carl Sandburg 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Amy Lowell Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Hilda Dolittle Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week William Carlos Williams 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week William Carlos Williams 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Ezra Pound Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week T.S. Eliot Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week End of Term Wrap Up Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Lauter, et.al. The Heath Antology of American Literature. Cengage Learning, 2013.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
PY155554
PY255553
PY355553
PY450000
PY550000

*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 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
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