| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the course |
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| 2) |
Christopher Columbus, “Letter of Discovery” (February 15, 1493)
From “Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage”
(July 7, 1503)
/“Powhatan’s Discourse of Peace and War”
/William Bradford, excerpts from Of Plymouth Plantation
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| 3) |
Anne Bradstreet, “Preface”; “The Author to Her Book” “As Weary Pilgrim”
/Mary Rowlandson, “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”
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| 4) |
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, from Letter III. “What Is an American?” in Letters from an American Farmer |
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| 5) |
Thomas Paine, excerpts from Common Sense
/ Thomas Jefferson, from The Declaration of Independence
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| 6) |
Andrew Jackson, “On Native American Removal” / Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nature” / Walt Whitman, excerpts from Song of Myself
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| 7) |
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven” / Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Minister’s Black Veil” |
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| 8) |
Herman Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener” / Emily Dickinson, selected poems, “My life closed twice before it’s close”; “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers”
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| 9) |
Midterm Exam |
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| 10) |
Frederick Douglass; From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself: Chapter I, Chapter VII, Chapter XI / Abraham Lincoln; Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
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| 11) |
Kate Chopin, “A Pair of Silk Stockings” / Ezra Pound, “In a Station of the Metro” / Langston Hughes, “Negro Speaks of Rivers”, “I, Too”, “Weary Blues”
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| 12) |
Ernest Hemingway, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”/ F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”
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| 13) |
Allan Ginsberg, excerpt from “Howl” / Martin Luther King, Jr, “I Have a Dream” / Amiri Baraka, “Black Art”
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| 14) |
Sylvia Plath, “Applicant” / Maxine Hong Kingston, “No Name Woman” from The Woman Warrior |
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| 15) |
Final exam |
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| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Baym, Nina, Wayne Franklin, Philip F. Gura, and Arnold Krupat. The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volume a. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2007. Print.
Ruland, Richard, and Malcolm Bradbury. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. New York, NY [u.a.: Penguin Books, 1992. Print.
Henretta, James A., Brody, David, and Johnson, Michael P.America: A Concise History 4e V1+ Reading the American Past 4e V1. Bedford/st Martins, 2009. Print.
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| References: |
Baym, Nina, Wayne Franklin, Philip F. Gura, and Arnold Krupat. The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volume a. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2007. Print.
Ruland, Richard, and Malcolm Bradbury. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. New York, NY [u.a.: Penguin Books, 1992. Print.
Henretta, James A., Brody, David, and Johnson, Michael P.America: A Concise History 4e V1+ Reading the American Past 4e V1. Bedford/st Martins, 2009. Print.
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Have basic up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge in English language, literature and culture. |
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| 2) |
Have basic up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge in literary genres, aesthetic movements, literary terminology, and concepts in English literature. |
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| 3) |
Have a thorough understanding and capability of analizing historical, social, cultural, economic and political backgrounds of different genres of English literature. |
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| 4) |
Have advanced knowledge of English language, its morphology and function in written and spoken forms, and capability of using it effectively in academic and professional environments. |
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| 5) |
Have theoretical and practical knowledge and ability required for the translation of various texts from English to Turkish and vice versa. |
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| 6) |
Have critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. |
5 |
| 7) |
Develop a broad historical and cross-cultural perspective, and an unbiased and respectful attitude to both his/her own society, literature and culture and literatures of different cultures by studying English literature and culture. |
5 |
| 8) |
Have upper-intermediate (B2) knowledge of another foreign language (Spanish), and be able to use it confidently in everyday life |
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| 9) |
Have a high ethical awareness and responsibility in personal, professional, and social life. |
4 |
| 10) |
Be able to collect and interpret data to do research independently or in groups, define/solve problems in the process, and express the outcomes effectively in national, international academic, social and professional environments by using critical, creative, and analytical skills. |
5 |
| 11) |
Have knowledge of using up-to-date information technologies and research methods in the field of literature, and humanities in general. |
4 |
| 12) |
Be able to undertake responsibility in team work as a leader or a member. |
4 |
| 13) |
Develop an appreciation and a positive attitude toward life-long learning. |
5 |
| 14) |
Develop a higher awareness about universal values, such as democracy, human rights, social justice, cultural heritages, and environmental issues. |
5 |
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