Survey of English Literature I (ELIT101) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Survey of English Literature I	ELIT101		3	0	0	3	7

Pre-requisite Course(s)
None

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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 aim of this course is to give students an overall view of English Literature, which will be studied in detail for four years. The course enables the students to place literary figures, genres, attitudes, and stages of literary developments in their historical and cultural perspective. The course covers the period from the beginning to the end of the 17th century.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Develop an overall view of English Literature covering the periods from the beginning to the end of the 17th century in English Literature Gain knowledge on sample texts produced in these periods Gain knowledge on selected authors who produced in these periods
Course Content	Old English Period background; Middle English Period background; 16th century background; sonnet tradition; 17th century background; John Milton.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	Norton Anthology
2	Old English Period Background	Norton Anthology
3	Beowulf, Caedmon’s Hymn, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer…	Norton Anthology
4	Beowulf, Caedmon’s Hymn, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer…	Norton Anthology
5	Middle English Period Background, Ballad Form “Lord Randall,” “The Three Ravens”	Norton Anthology
6	Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Mystery Plays	Norton Anthology
7	Sir Thomas Malory, Everyman, Sir Gawain and the Green Night, Piers Plowman, William Langland	Norton Anthology
8	16th century Background, Songs and Lyrics: Thomas Campion “My Sweetest Lesbia”, “Rose Cheeked Laura”	Norton Anthology
9	MIDTERM I	-
10	Sonnet Tradition, T.Wyatt “I Find No Peace” “Farewell,” Edmund Spenser from “Amoretti” Sir Philip Sidney “Astrophil and Stella,” William Shakespeare, sonnets 18 and 130.	Norton Anthology
11	Sonnet Tradition, T.Wyatt “I Find No Peace” “Farewell,” Edmund Spenser from “Amoretti” Sir Philip Sidney “Astrophil and Stella,” William Shakespeare, sonnets 18 and 130.	Norton Anthology
12	MIDTERM II	Norton Anthology
13	17th century Background, Metaphysical Poetry, J.Donne, “The Flea”, “The Canonization, Andrew Marvell “To His Coy Mistress” Cavalier Poetry B.Jonson “Come My Celia”, R. Herrick, “Upon Julia’s Clothes”	Norton Anthology
14	John Milton, Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes	Norton Anthology
15	John Milton, Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes,	Norton Anthology
16	Final Exam	-

Sources

Other Sources	1. Abrams, M.H. (gen.ed.)The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 6th ed.New York.Volume I. London: W.W.Norton&Company, 1993.
	2. Thornley G.C., Roberts Gwyneth. An Outline of English Literature, London: Longman,1996.
	3. Rogers, Pat. An Outline of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 1988.

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	10
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	40
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
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	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 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 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	The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English		X
12	To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects					X
13	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
14	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	14	5	70
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	10	10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	10	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	30	30
Total Workload			178