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Key Learning Outcomes

  • possess advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by updated course material in the field of American Culture and Literature.
  • has the capacity to apply advanced knowledge of the research methods and techniques used in the field of American Culture and Literature to cultural, social, political, artistic and ethical fields.
  • be highly familiar with Western culture in general and Anglo-Saxon and American culture in particular and use this familiarity to think, inquire and criticize in a creative and dynamic fashion.
  • conduct studies independently and as a team-member in order to solve complex and unexpected problems in the field of American Culture and Literature.
  • critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of American Culture and Literature.
  • has knowledge about contemporary topics in American Culture and Literature and contemporary cultural and global problems.
  • has knowledge of literary genres and periods with regard to their historical development, their main characteristics and differences from each other.
  • possess the knowledge of research techniques and methids used in the field of American Culture and Literature.
  • conduct interdisciplinary research and analysis in the field of American Culture and Literature.
  • use the informatics, communication and computer technologies required by studies in the field of American Culture and Literature.
  • be competent in comparing different language structures in English and Turkish, meaning making, and transfering them to written and oral expression.
  • be highly competent in the English language and make detailed analyses in language, culture and literature.
  • speaks and uses a second language at an elementary level.
  • has professional and social ethics and responsibility.