Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
19TH CENTURY BRITISH NOVEL I DİNG305 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 Emrah ÖZBAY
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to make students acquainted with various aspects of the 19th century novel. Students will improve their ability to study and analyse novels. In addition, the cultural and historical circumstances of the texts will be discussed.
Course Content The course engages with the development of the English novel especially in the first half of the 19th century. Novels of Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte and Mary Shelley are studied in detail.
Learning Outcomes 1) Introduces the various aspects of the 19th century British fiction and develops the skills of analysing novels.
2) The works of novelists such as C. Bronte, E. Brontë and M. Shelley are studied in detail.
3) Gives information about the cultural and historical aspects of the period in which the novels were written.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Brief summary of the social, historical and literary developments of the period Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Seminar
2. Week Introduction to Charlotte Bronte and her works Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Seminar
3. Week Jane Eyre: Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Symposium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
4. Week Jane Eyre: Conflict, Mystery, Transformation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
5. Week Jane Eyre: Moor House to Ferndean Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
6. Week Introduction to Emily Bronte and her work Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Seminar
7. Week Analysis of Wuthering Heights through close reading: The Contrasts Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
8. Week Analysis of Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff's Transformation Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
9. Week Analysis of Wuthering Heights: The Final Generation Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
10. Week Mary Shelley and her works Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Seminar
11. Week Analysis of Frankenstein as a gothic novel Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Seminar
12. Week Analysis of Frankenstein: Themes of the novel Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
13. Week Analysis of Frankenstein: Social issues that are questioned in the novel Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Seminar
14. Week General revision and discussion Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Debate
Problem Based Learning 		Seminar

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
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PY35555
PY45555
PY85555
PY105555
PY115555

*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 6 6
Seminar 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 3
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 6
1 1
1 2
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