ECTS - 20th Century and Contemporary Poetry

20th Century and Contemporary Poetry (ELIT401) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
20th Century and Contemporary Poetry ELIT401 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)
  • Prof. Dr. Belgin Elbir
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course is designed to study 20th century and contemporary British Poetry within the historical, cultural and literary context. The course focuses on the main trends, developments and poetic movements in modern poetry and examines the works of major poets in terms of both form and content.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • are acquainted with the general characteristics and various features of modern British Poetry
  • have developed an awareness of the connection between modern British Poetry and its historical, literary and cultural context.
  • have improved their ability to read, appreciate and analyse poetry.
Course Content The historical, cultural and literary context of the period from 1900 to the present; major poetic movements, trends, poets and poems in modern British poetry.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: Historical, Cultural and Literary Context "The Twentieth Century and After", The Norton Anthology of English Lıterature, Vol. II
2 Early Twentieth Century: Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman
3 Poetry of the First and Second World Wars: Wilfred Owen, Keith Douglas Wilfred Owen, Keith Douglas
4 Modernism: T.S. Eliot T.S.Eliot
5 T.S. Eliot and Modernist Poetry T.S. Eliot
6 W.B. Yeats's Poetry W.B. Yeats
7 Poetry of the 1930s: W.H. Auden, Louis Mac Neice Auden, Mac Neice
8 Midterm Revision
9 Poetry of 1940s: Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas
10 Movement Poetry: Philip Larkin Philip Larkin
11 Women Poets: Stevie Smith, Carol Ann Duffy Smith, Duffy
12 Ted Hughes's Poetry Ted Hughes
13 Irish Poetry: Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney
14 Postcolonial Poetry: Kamau Brathwaite Kamau Brathwaite
15 Overall Evaluation Course Material
16 Final Exam Revision

Sources

Other Sources 1. Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms.
2. Perrine, Laurence. Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry
3. Whitehead, John. Hardy to Larkin: Seven English Poets
4. Lucas, John. Modern English Poetry from Hardy to Hughes.
5. Draper, R.P. An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
Course Book 6. 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 - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
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 5 70
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 6 6
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 25 25
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 179