ECTS - Topics in Gender

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Topics in Gender (ELIT524) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Topics in Gender ELIT524 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to focus on gender/gender studies in terms of the recognition of the historical and cultural subordination of women, through both fictional and non-fictional texts of the writers as theorists, critics and literary figures (who wrote within the context of feminist awareness). Thus, the objective of the course is to enable students to realise the difference between biological sex and gender, and make them learn about how gender roles are produced and reproduced in literature and culture and address and discuss gender issues in literary and cultural texts.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • know the concepts of sex and gender,
  • are familiar with the cultural point of views concerning gender,
  • know the key works written on the issues of sex and gender,
  • are able to evaluate fictional works in the context of gender.
Course Content Analysis of gender through study of selected texts.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: Gender and Gender Studies
2 Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
3 John Stuart Mill: The Subjection of Women John Stuart Mill: The Subjection of Women
4 Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own
5 Simon de Beauvoir: The Second Sex Simon de Beauvoir: The Second Sex
6 Kate Millet: Theory of Sexual Politics Kate Millet: Theory of Sexual Politics
7 Toril Moi: “Feminist Female Feminine” Toril Moi: “Feminist Female Feminine”
8 Midterm Exam
9 Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World
10 Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World Frances Burney: Evelina: Or The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World
11 Charlotte Bronte: Villette Charlotte Bronte: Villette
12 Charlotte Bronte: Villette Charlotte Bronte: Villette
13 Jean Rhyss: Wide Sargasso Sea Jean Rhyss: Wide Sargasso Sea
14 Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale
15 Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood: Handmaid's Tale
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
2. John Stuart Mill: The Subjection of Women
3. Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own
4. Simon de Beauvoir: The Second Sex
5. Kate Millet: The Sexual Politics
6. Toril Moi: “Feminist Female Feminine”

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Develop understanding of translation theories, concepts and history, and their application to the processes used in translating
2 Develop critical knowledge and understanding of current issues, European Union and international relations, law and technical issues in terms of translation studies
3 Detect, define, formulate and solve the problems to be encountered in translation process
4 Acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics
5 Develop critical understanding of international affairs and cultural studies regarding to profession of translation
6 Improve skills of research techniques, use CAT tools, databases and other printed and electronic devices and sources efficiently
7 Develop efficient individual and group working skills, build self-confidence for taking responsibility and acquire powerful communication skills
8 Build awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and sustain continuous personal development
9 Acquire knowledge on ethical and professional issues in translation
10 Build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications.
11 Build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation studies and gather information about the problems of the contemporary world
12 Improve skills to use source and target languages fluently in presentations and academic studies
13 Acquire knowledge on terminology management and global translation quality standards at a professional level

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 130