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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to explore American nature writing within its the historical and theoretical contexts; 2) will be able to analyze relevant literary texts in order to address contemporary concerns with respect to Nature and the environment
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course covers examples of American nature writing from a theoretical and historical perspective. Within the framework of contemporary theories dealing with literary representations of nature, selected texts from various genres, with particular emphasis on non-fiction, will be studied.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: The Nature-Culture Debate 2nd Week Introduction: Nature in Contemporary Literary Theory 3rd Week Nature in American Literature: Native American Perspectives 4th Week The Wilderness: Puritan and Early Republican Perspectives 5th Week MID-TERM EXAMINATION 6th Week Nineteenth Century: Transcendentalists and Nature 7th Week Henry David Thoreau 8th Week Twentieth Century: National Parks, Politics, and Literature 9th Week Twentieth Century: Aldo Leopold and Environmental Ethics 10th Week MID-TERM EXAMINATION 11th Week Contemporary American Writers on Nature: Selected Texts 12th Week Contemporary American Writers on Nature: Selected Texts 13th Week Contemporary American Writers on Nature: Selected Texts 14th Week Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Baym, Nina, et al., editors. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 8th ed., Norton, 2011. Finch, Robert, and John Elder, editors. Nature Writing: The Tradition in English. Norton, 2002. Ingram, Annie Merrill, et al., editors. Coming into Contact: Explorations in Ecocritical Theory and Practice. U of Georgia P, 2007. McKibben, Bill, ed. American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau. Library of America, 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 60 Assignment 3 5 Quiz 2 5 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