ECTS - 17th Century English Literature

17th Century English Literature (ELIT208) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
17th Century English Literature ELIT208 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 The aim of this course is to study the literary and philosophical tendencies and movements of the 17th. century through a close analysis of works by eminent authors of English literary history.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To inform students about the socio-cultural, literary, historical occurrences of the period
  • To become acquainted with the leading authors of the period
  • To learn how to analyse a literary work
  • To acquire the ability to make relevant and wise comments on a particular work
  • To provide students with the necessary basis to understand the 17th. c. literary works
Course Content Background information about the 17th century England

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Background information about the 17th. century prose and poetry The Norton Anthology
2 Ben Jonson: Timber or Discoveries Poems The Norton Anthology
3 Robert Herrick & Thomas Carew Poems The Norton Anthology
4 Sir John Suckling & Richard Lovelace Poems The Norton Anthology
5 John Donne: Meditation 17 Poems The Norton Anthology
6 Francis Bacon: Of Marriage and Single Life The Norton Anthology
7 George Herbert Poems The Norton Anthology
8 Midterm The Norton Anthology The Routledge History of Britain
9 Andrew Marvell Poems The Norton Anthology
10 Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan The Norton Anthology
11 John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding The Norton Anthology
12 Edward Hyde: The Character of Oliver Cromwell The Norton Anthology
13 Robert Burton: The Anatomy of Melancholy The Norton Anthology
14 John Bunyan: The Pilgrim's Progress The Norton Anthology
15 John Dryden: The Art of Satire & In Praise of Chaucer The Norton Anthology
16 Final Exam The Norton Anthology

Sources

Course Book 1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol. I
2. The Routledge History of Britain

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 15
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
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 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 150