NOVEL: HISTORY, METHOD, CRITICISM

Course Code:

CLT527

Semester:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

8

Course Language:

Turkish

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to teach the history of the novel with examples chosen from the World literature. It walks the footsteps of this genre and recognizes its changes in itself while students read outstanding examples of it. A comparative approach is taken into consideration.

Course Content:

The genre of novel and its development are the mainlines of this course. The novels to be read and discussed begin with the 17th century and end in the 1990’s.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Assessment Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) The birth of the novel	1,2,3	A,C
2) Development of the genre	1,2,3	A,C
3) Subgenres of the novel and different approaches	1,2,3	A,C
4) Reasons of the changes in the genre	1,2,3	A,C
5) Articles of the chosen novels	1,2,3	A,C
6) Different interpretations of the novels analyzed	1,2,3	A,C
7) A comparative approach to these novels	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	Roots of the novel: mythology, epics, legends, folk tales
3	Roots of the novel: romance, novella; first novels and the classic fiction
4	Roots of the novel: romance, novella; first novels and the classic fiction
5	Different approaches to the novel (1): The function of mimesis, classic-realistic novel, the importance of the content, novel and ideology
6	Different approaches to the novel (2): Interdisciplinarity and its applications
7	Different approaches to the novel (3): Stream of consciousness, the narrator(s)
8	Different approaches to the novel (4): The novel after the Great War; Dada and different techniques
9	Different approaches to the novel (5): Sociological approach, post-colonial criticism, novels of nation-states, alternative historical novels
10	Different approaches to the novel (6): The Third World and the Magic Realism
11	Different approaches to the novel (6): The Third World and the Magic Realism
12	Different approaches to the novel (7): Form of the contemporary novel; cultural memory
13	Different approaches to the novel (7): Form of the contemporary novel; cultural memory
14	General revision

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

X

Additional Resources

Kleist, Heinrich von. Michael Kohlhaas (Can)

Tolstoy, Lev. İnsan Ne İle Yaşar? (Alkım)

Faulkner, William. DöşeğimdeÖlürken (İletişim)

Tahir, Kemal. EsirŞehrinİnsanları(İthaki)

Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. AşkveÖbürCinler (Can)

Sebald, W.G. Göçmenler (Can)

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms
Quizzes
Assignment	1	100
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		60
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		40
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes By completing an MA Degree in the programme of Comparative Literature, students will be able to	Contribution
No		1	2	3	4	5
1	analyze and critically evaluate the literary texts of Turkish produced in various periods of history using the perspective of philology and the contemporary studies of linguistics and literature, and recognize the impact of relevant disciplines in forming the basis of the contemporary theories of literature and linguistics.					X
2	work independently or assume responsibility as a team member to solve practical and theoretical problems encountered in the field of Turkish Language and Literature, and share the results of their researches with other academics in national and international venues.		X
3	use (in educational institutions as well as in public and private sectors) the theoretical and practical information they acquire throughout their undergraduate education.		X
4	demonstrate basic knowledge and skills necessary for academic research; present basic knowledge and skills (such as computer software and information and communication technologies) in their field of study to assist them in conducting academic research; organize or take part in organizing scientific, cultural or artistic events such as workshops, conferences, colloquia; adopt a positive approach to lifelong learning.				X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	6	90
Assignment	1	25	25
Final examination	1	30	30
Total Work Load			190
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			7.6
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

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