| 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) | Professor Sabri Koç
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will obtain knowledge about English society and culture.
2) will become familiar with the society and culture specific elements for translation-oriented purposes.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course is designed to introduce students to the society and culture of England through analysing institutions, such as education, government, family, and religion as well as customs and rituals. As such, today?s multicultural English society is to be analysed through exemplary texts. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | The social and cultural context | | 3rd Week | Language in culture, The novel and poetry | | 4th Week | Geography | | 5th Week | Theatre | | 6th Week | Cinema | | 7th Week | Television and radio-Newspaper | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Popular music and fashion | | 10th Week | Art and sculptre | | 11th Week | Architecture and interiors | | 12th Week | Politics | | 13th Week | Cuisine and food | | 14th Week | Sport | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Abercrombie, N. et al. (Eds.). (2000). Contemporary British society (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Polity.
Christopher, D. (2002). British culture: An introduction. London: Routledge.
Higgins, M., Smith, C. & Storey, J. (Eds.). (2010). The Cambridge companion to modern British culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials provided by the instructor.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 8 | 5 | 40 | | Total Workload | | | 124 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,13 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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