Twentieth-Century Poetry

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

ELIT 533

Semester:

Autumn

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

English

Course Content:

This course introduces modern poets from British and other English-language literatures.

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 Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To introduce modernist literature and highlight the defining features of poetry of this period.	1-2, 5-6, 8-10	1,2,3	A,C
2) To equip the students with the knowledge necessary to interpret and discuss poetry.	1-2, 5-6, 8-10	1,2,3	A,C
3) To provide the terminology necessary to analyze and discuss poetry.	1-2, 5-6, 8-10	1,2,3	A,C
4) To develop an understanding of how the many different elements of poetry function together to create the overall effect.	1-2, 5-6, 8-10	1,2,3	A,C
5) 5) To equip the students with the necessary analytical, interpretative and inference skills for a successful understanding of poetry.	1-2, 5-6, 8-10	1,2,3	A,C

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	Overview of 20th-century Western poetry
3	Gerard Manley Hopkins: Selected poems
4	William Butler Yeats: Selected poems
5	Rainer Maria Rilke: Duino Elegies
6	Rainer Maria Rilke: Sonnets To Orpheus
7	Rainer Maria Rilke: The Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge
8	Langston Hughes: Selected poems
9	Sylvia Plath: Selected poems
10	Adrienne Rich: Selected poems
11	Revision
12	Presentation of paper topics
13	Workshop 1
14	Workshop 2
15	Conclusion

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Norton Anthology of English Literature
Additional Resources	Judith Ryan: Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-Term	1	35
Class Performance	1	30
Final Exam	1	35
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAM TO OVERALL GRADE		35
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		65
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