Faculty of Education · English Language Teaching · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Metin BOŞNAK
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Metin BOŞNAK
Course Objective
To help the students understand especially literary texts and literary criticisms,learn literary terms as well as improve their ability to criticize and put forth their own views on the same topics.
Course Content
Different texts selected from various literary works, critical documents about these works along with important instructions to help to analize literary approaches.
Course Learning Outcomes
- DESIRED OUTCOMES
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudyCase Study
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Practice | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the class, and course content. Exchanging information and discussion of the syllabus. | Introduction to the class, and course content. Exchanging information and discussion of the syllabus. Icebreaker discussion (30 min); overview of texts and ELT goals (30 min); short clip from Dead Poets Society with language focus (30 min); group brainstorming on personal "transformation" stories (30 min). |
| 2 | Robinson Crusoe, and the language of Colonialism. | Explore isolation and survival; practice descriptive language and narrative tenses.Close reading of key passages (40 min); discussion on colonialism and self-reliance (40 min); role-play survival scenarios (40 min). |
| 3 | Pygmalion (Play by George Bernard Shaw) | Examine class transformation and phonetics; practice dialogue pronunciation and accents.Dramatic reading of scenes (40 min); group analysis of gender roles (40 min); ELT exercise: Rewrite a scene in modern English (40 min). |
| 4 | Death of a Salesman (Play by Arthur Miller) | Critique success and failure; practice argumentative writing and emotional language.Key monologue analysis (40 min); debate family pressures (40 min); ELT activity: Timeline of Willy's life (40 min). |
| 5 | Madame Bovary (Novel by Gustave Flaubert) | Explore romantic disillusionment; focus on descriptive prose and cultural idioms.Passage discussions in French-English context (40 min); character analysis groups (40 min); vocabulary: Romanticism terms (40 min). |
| 6 | The Truman Show by Peter Wier. | The Truman Show by Peter Wier. |
| 7 | Othello by Shakespeare | Othello by Shakespeare |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
| 9 | The Truman Show (Film) | Investigate media and constructed reality; practice media literacy and speculative language.Film clips with analysis (40 min); group brainstorm on surveillance society (40 min); ELT exercise: Predict alternate endings (40 min).Read Othello (Acts 1-2); |
| 10 | Othello (Play by William Shakespeare) | Examine jealousy and tragedy; focus on Elizabethan language and rhetorical devices.Dramatic readings (40 min); character motivation debates (40 min); vocabulary: Archaic words in modern context (40 min). |
| 11 | Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. | Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. |
| 12 | The Glass Menagerie (Play by Tennessee Williams) | Delve into illusion vs. reality; build symbolism vocabulary and interpretive speaking.Scene enactments (40 min); thematic discussion on memory and escape (40 min); language focus: Metaphors in dialogue (40 min). |
| 13 | The Scarlet Letter (Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne) | Address shame, morality, and societal judgment; practice critical reading and persuasive writing.Close reading of key passages (40 min); discuss Puritan society and Hester’s agency (40 min); ELT exercise: Write a letter as Hester (40 min). |
| 14 | Hamlet by Shakespeare | Hamlet by Shakespeare |
| 15 | final | cover the units |
| 16 |