18th Century Novel (ELIT301) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
18th Century Novel ELIT301 3 0 0 3 6
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 This course is designed to familiarize the students with the rise and development of the novel as a literary genre and to study four representative novels written in the eighteenth century in England.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • gain knowledge on the rise and the development of the English Novel
  • develop an overall idea about the 18th century English Culture
  • develop an overall idea about the novels they have studied
Course Content The novel as a literary genre and representative 18th century English novels.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: 18th Century Background Norton
2 Introduction: 18th Century Background Norton
3 Introduction: 18th Century Background Norton
4 Moll Flanders (1722) by Daniel Defoe Moll Flanders
5 Moll Flanders (1722) by Daniel Defoe Moll Flanders
6 Moll Flanders (1722) by Daniel Defoe Moll Flanders
7 Pamela (1740) by Samuel Richardson. Pamela
8 Pamela (1740) by Samuel Richardson. Pamela
9 Pamela (1740) by Samuel Richardson Pamela
10 MIDTERM -
11 Joseph Andrews (1742) by Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews
12 Joseph Andrews (1742) by Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews
13 Joseph Andrews (1742) by Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews
14 Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
15 Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Abrams, M.H. (Gen.ed.)The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 6th ed. V. I. New York. London: W.W.Norton&Company, 1993.
2. Allen, Walter. The English Novel. London: Penguin, 1954.
3. Hawthorn, Jeremy. Studying the Novel, London: Arnold, 2001.
4. Backscheider, Paula R., Catherine Ingrassia. (Eds). A Companion to the Eighteenth Century English Novel and Culture. Chichester, West Sussex [England]; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell,2009.
5. Watt, Ian. The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding. London: The Hogarth Press, 1987.
6. Mckillop, Alan Dugald. The Early Masters of English Fiction. Lawrence/London: The University of Kansas Press. 1968.

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 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
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 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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 10 10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 150