Twentieth-Century Novel

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

ELIT 534

Semester:

Autumn

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

English

Course Content:

This course examines modern novelists from American literature in particular.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study

Assessment Methods:

A: Testing, B: Class Performance, C: Homework, D: Presentation

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Learning Outcomes	Program Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To introduce modern literature and highlight features of fiction of the period.	1-4, 6-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
2) To interpret and discuss the novel in terms of trends and meaning.	1-4, 6-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
3) To gain the necessary critical faculties for a successful understanding of literary theories.	1-4, 6-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
4) To analyse different definitions of the novel.	1-4, 6-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
5) To discuss and contrast different positions in contemporary modernist studies.	1-4, 6-10	1,2,3	B,C,D

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	General introduction
2	Werner Sollors, Challenges of Diversity
3	Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
4	Joseph Conrad, “Amy Foster“
5	Anzia Yezierska, “How I Found America”
6	Louis Adamic, Laughing in the Jungle
7	Tara Zahra, The Great Departure
8	Henry Roth, Call It Sleep
9	Henry Roth, Call It Sleep
10	Thomas Bell, Out of This Furnace
11	Flannery O’Connor, “The Displaced Person”
12	Vladimir Nabokov, Pnin
13	Harry Mark Patrakis, A Dream of Kings
14	Bharati Mukherjee, “Immigrant Writing”
15	Workshop

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Werner Sollors, Challenges of Diversity
Additional Resources	Tara Zahra, The Great Departure

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Presentation	1	10
Class Performance	1	10
Final Project	1	80
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE		80
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		20
Total		100

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.			x
2	The ability to review, analyze and apply the relevant literature.			x
3	The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.				x
4	Utilising the concepts of critical theories in developing life strategies.				x
5	Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility				x
6	Effective communication skills.				x
7	Understanding the global and social impact of literary movements.			x
8	An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning.			x
9	A knowledge of literature and the cultural issues of the period.				x
10	Using sources and tools to carry out literary research.			x

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (15 x course hours)	15	3	45
Out-of-classroom study	15	5	75
Presentation	1	20	20
Final Paper	1	35	35
Total Work Load			175
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			7.0
ECTS Credit of the Course			7