Victorian Novel

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

ELIT 532

Semester:

Spring

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

English

Course Content:

This course studies the major Victorian novelists in their cultural context.

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 Victorian literature and highlight various defining features of fiction of the period.	1-4, 5-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
2) To interpret and discuss the novel in terms of trends and meaning.	1-4, 5-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
3) To gain the necessary critical faculties for a successful understanding of contemporary literary theories.	1-4, 5-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
4) To analyse different definitions of the novel.	1-4, 5-10	1,2,3	B,C,D
5) To discuss and contrast different positions in contemporary Victorian Studies.	1-4, 5-10	1,2,3	B,C,D

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	Overview of Romanticism
3	Horace Walpole, Castle of Otranto
4	Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
5	Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
6	Anne Bronte, Agnes Grey
7	Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
8	Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
9	Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
10	Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
11	George Eliot, Daniel Deronda
12	Oscar Wilde, Portrait of Dorian Grey
13	Bram Stoker, Dracula
14	Modern and contemporary Gothic
15	Conclusion

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Norton Anthology of English Literature
Additional Resources	Carl Gustav Jung: Modern Man in Search of a Soul

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Presentation	1	30
Class Performance	1	30
Final Paper	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
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