Comparative Literature (ELIT529) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Comparative Literature ELIT529 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)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of the course is to study a large variety of short stories from different countries, western and non-western, and other cultures, national traditions, and literatures which will enable students compare and contrast the stories from various perspectives such as psychology, gender, author, literary genre.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to analyze, compare and contrast various short stories from various perspectives such as psychology, gender, Marxist, feminist and post-colonial perspectives.
  • will be familiar with different writers and their stories with cultural, historical and political contexts.
Course Content Comparative analysis of works from world literature.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Ralph Ellison, Flying Home Chinua Achebe, Girls at War Ralph Ellison, Flying Home Chinua Achebe, Girls at War
2 Judy Grahn, Boys at the Rodeo; Margaret Atwood, Dancing Girls Judy Grahn, Boys at the Rodeo in Worlds of Fiction pp. 455-460; Margaret Atwood, Dancing Girls in Worlds of Fiction pp.87-97
3 Margaret Drabble, A Success Story; Albert Camus, The Guest Margaret Drabble, A Success Story in Longman Anthology pp 954-960; Albert Camus, The Guest in Worlds of Fiction pp. 154-164.
4 W. Faulkner, Dry September; Eudora Welty, Why I live at the P.O W. Faulkner, Dry September in The Penguin Collected Short Stories pp. 169-185. Eudora Welty, Why I live at the P.O in Worlds of Fiction pp.1229-1239
5 John Cheewer, The Swimmer; Nadine Gordimer, Town and Country Lovers John Cheewer, The Swimmer in Worlds of Fiction pp. 190-198. Nadine Gordimer, Town and Country Lovers in The Story and its Writers pp. 567-580.
6 Isabell Allende, And of Clay Are We Created; Paul Bowles, The Eye Isabell Allende, And of Clay Are We Created in Worlds of Fiction pp 56-64 Paul Bowles, The Eye in The Story and Its Writer pp 172-178.
7 Christa Wolf, Exchanging Glances; J. London, To Build A Fire Christa Wolf, Exchanging Glances in The Story and Its Writer pp. 1329-1338; J. London, To Build A Fire on the internet
8 Richard Wright, The Man Who Was Almost a Man; K. A. Porter, He Richard Wright, The Man Who Was Almost a Man in Fiction pp 175-185; K. A. Porter, He in The Story and Its Writer pp. 1122-1129.
9 E. Wharton, The Eyes; Eudora Welty, Livvie E. Wharton, The Eyes on the internet; Eudora Welty, Livvie in Fiction pp. 186-197
10 Flannery O'Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge; Nadine Gordimer, A Soldier's Embrace Flannery O'Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge Nadine Gordimer, A Soldier's Embrace in Worlds of Fiction pp. 444-455;
11 E. Welty, Sir Rabbit; Elizabeth Bowen, The Cat Jumps E. Welty, Sir Rabbit on the internet; Elizabeth Bowen, The Cat Jumps on the internet
12 Jean Rhys, The Lotus; Salman Rushdie, The Prophet's Hair Jean Rhys, The Lotus in The Longman Anthology pp. 330-336; Salman Rushdie, The Prophet's Hair on the internet
13 W. Faulkner, Barn Burning; S. Maugham, The Letter W. Faulkner, Barn Burning in The Penguin Collected Short Stories pp. 3-25; S. Maugham, The Letter in The Casuarina Tree pp. 249-309
14 Hanif Kureishi, We Are Not Jews; My Son The Fanatic Hanif Kureishi, We Are Not Jews in Love in a Blue Time pp. 141-152; My Son The Fanatic in Love in a Blue Time pp. 119-132.
15 Revision Revision
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Lives and Moments: An Introduction to Short Fiction
2. Worlds of Fiction Rubenstein and Larson, New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993
3. Longman Anthology of World Literature by Women, Arkın and Schollar, New York: Routledge, 1989
4. The Story And Its Writer . Ann Charters ( Ed .) Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin’s Press, 1995 . (PN6120.2.S85 1995
5. Lee A. Jacobus's Literature. Ne Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996
6. Fiction :A Harpercollins Anthology R.S.Gwyn , HarperCollins Publishers, 1993
11. The Penguin Collected Stories of William Faulkner. Penguin Books, 1985.
12. The Casuarina Tree: Seven Stories by Somerset Maugham. Oxford UP, 1985.
13. Love in a Blue Time: Short Stories by Hanif Kureishi. Faber and Faber, 1997.
Other Sources 7. Complete stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe Garden City, 1996
8. The Dark side of Guy de Maupassant Arnold Kellett, Ramsey Campbell, Cardinal, 1989
9. The Complete Short Stories of de Maupassant
10. Short Stories by Turkish Women Writers

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 20
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 40
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 15 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 128