TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Seda Şen
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will compose drafts of prose, poetry, and drama 2) will use the basic techniques and terminology in writing fiction, poetry, and drama 3) will learn how to critique an original work
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to develop the writing skills of students through creative writing exercises. At the end of the course, the students will be acquainted with the language and grammar skills of poetry, the short story, drama, and non-fiction and will be able to use these in their essays.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course and Distribution of the Syllabus 2nd Week Example Readings - Creative Non-fiction 3rd Week Example Readings - Creative Non-fiction 4th Week Writing Workshop - Creative Non-fiction 5th Week Revising a text and Peer Review 6th Week Midterm I 7th Week Example Readings - Fiction 8th Week Example Readings - Fiction 9th Week Example Readings - Fiction 10th Week Writing Workshop - Fiction 11th Week Midterm II 12th Week Example Readings - Poetry and Drama 13th Week Example Readings - Poetry and Drama 14th Week Writing Workshop ? Poetry or Drama
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bell, Julia. The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry. Pan Macmillan, 2001.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 30 Quiz 5 20 Project 1 20 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No