Victorian Novel (ELIT512) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Victorian Novel ELIT512 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.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to examine the conventions, forms and sub-genres of the English novel in the Victorian Age (1837-1901) and to trace its development within the historical, social, cultural and literary context of the period.The course also focuses on various theoretical and critical approaches to the Victorian novel.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • have gained advanced knowledge of the general characteristics of novels written and published during the Victorian Age
  • have gained awareness and understanding of the complex relation between the Victorian novel and the Victorian social, cultural and literary landscape.
  • have gained knowledge of modern approaches to the Victorian novel.
  • have improved their ability to do an informed study and analysis of novels.
Course Content Study of selected Victorian novels within historical, cultural and literary context.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to the Course: The Victorian Age and the Victorian Novel Assigned essays
2 The Victorian Age and the Victorian Novel Assigned essays
3 The Victorian Age and the Victorian Novel Assigned essays
4 The Victorian Age and the Victorian Novel Assigned essays
5 Presentation and Discussion: Vanity Fair by W.M. Thackeray Vanity Fair
6 Presentation and Discussion: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights
7 Presentation and Discussion: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre
8 Presentation and Discussion: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell North and South
9 Presentation and Discussion: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Great Expectations
10 Presentation and Discussion: Middlemarch by George Eliot Middlemarch
11 Presentation and Discussion: The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope The Way We Live Now
12 Presentation and Discussion: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy The Mayor of Casterbridge
13 Presentation and Discussion: The Egoist by George Meredith The Egoist
14 Modern Approaches to The Victorian Novel Assigned articles
15 Review Review
16 Final Exam Course material

Sources

Other Sources 2. Allen, Walter. The English Novel. London: Penguin, 1954.
3. Dennis, Barbara. The Victorian Novel. Cambridge: C.U.Press, 2000.
4. Abrams,M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms.
5. Gilmour, Robin. The Victorian Period: The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature 1830-1890.
6. Kettle, Arnold. An Introduction to the English Novel.
7. Habib M.A.R. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History.
8. Brantlinger, Patrick , William B. Thesing (eds.). A Companion to the Victorian Novel.
9. Showalter, Elaine. A Literature of Their Own: Brititish Women Novelists from Bronte to Lessing.
Course Book 10. The Norton Anthology of English Literature,Vol. II.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 40
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing. X
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature. X
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts. X
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects. X
5 To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. X
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures. X
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field. X
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking. X
9 To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research. X
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production. X
11 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. X
12 To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language. X
13 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture. X

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 15 3 45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 15 15
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 128