| 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
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course aims to examine the historical development of cities in general, American cities in particular, and to investigate their literary representations. The course highlights the relationship between urban and rural environments and literary texts, with a focus on particular theories about the city and its literature. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze the city not only as the setting of a literary text, but also to see the inherent cultural meanings as represented within the literary text. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the Course and Overview of the Syllabus | | 2nd Week | History of the City | | 3rd Week | The Rise of the American Cities | | 4th Week | Key Concepts about the City | | 5th Week | Theoretical Approaches to the City | | 6th Week | Theoretical Approaches to the City | | 7th Week | Sample Readings | | 8th Week | Sample Readings | | 9th Week | Midterm I | | 10th Week | Sample Readings | | 11th Week | Sample Readings | | 12th Week | Sample Readings | | 13th Week | Sample Readings | | 14th Week | Sample Readings |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Bridge, Gary and Sophie Watson, editors. The Blackwell City Reader. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Jaye, Michael C. and Ann Chalmers Watts, editors. Literature and the American Urban Experience: Essays on the City and Literature. Manchester UP, 1973.
Course Pack of selected readings |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Project,Questions/Answers,Other |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Quiz | 5 | 10 | | Project | 1 | 25 | | Total(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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