Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
190301501105	TEMEL EDEBİ KAVRAMLAR	Elective	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The course aims at making students familiar with the general literary terms, figures of speeches, terms of non-fiction (non-imaginative literature), terms of elements of narrative, terms of drama, terms of literary groups, periods, movements and styles.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Zafer ŞAFAK

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able know the basic terms/concepts of literary concepts.
2	Recognize the figures of speeches in literary texts.
3	To be able to employ the terms of drama in his/her essays.
4	To be able to combine the knowledge with that of other courses.
5	To be able to evaluate certain literary texts including literary terms/concepts within the frame of various pre-determined rules.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

The participants are expected to have obtained A Glossary of Literary Terms (Seventh Edition, by M. H. Abrams Cornell University), The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms (Third Edition, by Peter Childs, Roger Fowler) and scrutinize the two books.

Course Contents

The course will cover general literary terms, figures of speeches, terms of non-fiction (non-imaginative literature), terms of elements of narrative, terms of drama, terms of literary groups, periods, movements and styles.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction Literature Imaginative Literature, Non-Imaginative Literature, Written&Oral Literature	-	-
2	Literary Types/Genres Fiction, Prose, Short Story Novella, Story or Tale, Fable, Saga, Legend, Myth	-	-
3	Novel and Types of Novels Novel, Picaresque Novel, Epistolary Novel, Stream of Consciousness Novel, Nouveau Novel, Anti-Novel, Gothic Novel, Science Fiction	-	-
4	Drama Classical Elements of a Dramatic Play The Unities, Hamartia, Tragic Flaw, Hubris, Nemesis, Catharsis, Peripetia, Anagnorisis, Types of Dramatic Plays Tragedy, Senecan Tragedy, Revenge Tragedy, Domestic Tragedy, Tragi-comedy	-	-
5	Comedy, Farce, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Humours, Comedy of Manners, Sentimental Comedy	-	-
6	Chronicle Play, Mystery Play, Miracle Play, Morality Play, Poetry, Lyric, Ode, Elegy, Ballad, Epic, Mock Epic, Romance, Pastoral, Satire, Burlesque, Allegory	-	-
7	Mid-Term Exam
8	Non-Imaginative Literature Journal, Memoir, Biography, Autobiography, Essay, Travel Literature/Traveloque	-	-
9	Elements of Narrative Plot, Sub-plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, crisis, catastrophe, denoument, prologue, epilogue, in media res, flashback, conflict, suspense	-	-
10	Characters and Point of View Point of view, participant character, non-participant character, characterization, flat and round characters, stock character, protagonist, antagonist, anti-hero, foil	-	-
11	Figures of Speech Figurative Language, imagery, symbol, simile, metaphor, conceit, personification, paradox, oxymoron, irony, dramatic irony or tragic irony, hyperbole, euphemism, alliteration	-	-
12	Literary Groups, Periods, Movements, and Styles Classic, Classicism, Platonism, Mysticism, Metaphysical, Commonwealth Period, Puritans	-	-
13	Literary Groups, Periods, Movements, and Styles Restoration Period, Romantic Anachronism	-	-
14	General Literary Terms and Movements and Moods Scholasticism, Theology, Humanism, Renaissance, Aside, Soliloquy, Aphorism, Reformation, Victorian Period, Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Theatre of the Absurd, Anachronism, Courtly Love, Symposium, Theme, Carpe Diem, Motif, Leitmotif, Literary Convention/Decorum, Criticism, Form, Style, Imitation, Epigram,	-	-

Recommended or Required Reading

A Glossary of Literary Terms The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms/2001 Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory/2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	20	20
Final Examination	1	30	30
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Discussion	1	20	20
Criticising Paper	1	50	50
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			162

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4	4	5	4	5	4	5	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	3	4
LO5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High