ECTS - The Gothic Tradition
The Gothic Tradition (ELIT318) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| The Gothic Tradition | ELIT318 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to analyse the gothic literary tradition from the 18th century to the 20th century with selected works. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The tradition of English gothic literature ranging from the 18th century to 20th century with the help of selected literary works and theoretical articles. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the gothic literature | “Gothic Excess and Transgression” Fred Botting “Gothic Origins” Fred Botting |
| 2 | “Gothic Excess and Transgression” Fred Botting “Gothic Origins” Fred Botting | “Gothic Histories” Andrew Smith “The Genesis of Gothic Fiction” E. J. Clery |
| 3 | “Gothic Histories” Andrew Smith “The Genesis of Gothic Fiction” E. J. Clery | “18th Century Gothic” Robert Miles “The Gothic Heyday. Defining the Gothic: Otranto” by Andrew Smith |
| 4 | “18th Century Gothic” Robert Miles “The Gothic Heyday. Defining the Gothic: Otranto” by Andrew Smith | Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole |
| 5 | Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole | Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole |
| 6 | Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole | “Gothic and the Romantics” Emma McEvoy "Gothic Mutations: Poetry” Andrew Smith |
| 7 | “Gothic and the Romantics” Emma McEvoy "Gothic Mutations: Poetry” Andrew Smith | “Christabel” Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| 8 | “Christabel” Samuel Taylor Coleridge | “Victorian Gothic” Alexandra Warwick “The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 9 | “Victorian Gothic” Alexandra Warwick “The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson | Midterm preparation |
| 10 | Midterm | “The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson “The Uncanny” Sigmund Freud |
| 11 | “The Body-Snatcher” Robert Louis Stevenson “The Uncanny” Sigmund Freud | “Gothic in the 20th Century” Catherine Spooner |
| 12 | “Gothic in the 20th Century” Catherine Spooner | “Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier |
| 13 | “Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier | “Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier |
| 14 | “Don’t Look Now” Daphne Du Maurier | Revision |
| 15 | Revision | Preparation for the final exam |
| 16 | Final |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole |
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| 2. “Christabel” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | |
| 3. “Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe | |
| 4. “The Body-Snatcher” by Robert Louis Stevenson | |
| 5. “Don’t Look Now” by Daphne Du Maurier |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 1 | 15 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| 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 | The graduates of the department use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing, | X | ||||
| 2 | have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature, | X | ||||
| 3 | gain knowledge about literary theories and are able to apply these theories to various literary texts, | X | ||||
| 4 | acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects, | X | ||||
| 5 | are able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres, | X | ||||
| 6 | are able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures, | X | ||||
| 7 | plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field, | X | ||||
| 8 | acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking, | X | ||||
| 9 | gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research, | X | ||||
| 10 | acquire professional ethics and use them in the process of research and production, | X | ||||
| 11 | are able to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English, | X | ||||
| 12 | get acquainted with professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects, | X | ||||
| 13 | are 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 | understand and may become a part of world culture. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||