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
190301502102	LITERARY TEXT ANALYSIS	Compulsory	1	2	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Learning how to study, analyse and discuss a literary text.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Asya Sakine UÇAR

Learning Outcomes

1	Introducing and discussing the characteristics of poetry, drama, and prose. Closely reading, analysing, and criticising the literary texts and visual materials Developing an awareness of the characteristics of poetry such as rhythm, rhyme scheme, and metaphor. Developing the skills to comment on the dramatic techniques.
2	Introducing and discussing the characteristics of poetry, drama, and prose. Closely reading, analysing, and criticising the literary texts and visual materials Developing an awareness of the characteristics of poetry such as rhythm, rhyme scheme, and metaphor. Developing the skills to comment on the dramatic techniques.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

The aim of this course is to teach students how to analyse a literary text. The lectures will relate to the readings, paintings, and films assigned for each class; however, they will also cover outside sources. Students are expected to read/watch the assigned material in time, to participate in class discussions, and to take a midterm and a final exam. In the exams students will be responsible for all course material and class discussions.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Textual analysis: poetry Introduction to poetry	Reading, Question-Answer, discussions
2	Understanding poetry, poetic language, poetical devices Dylan Thomas- “Do not go gentle into that good night” W.H. Auden- “Lady Weeping at the Crossroads”	Reading, Question-Answer, discussions
3	Looking at Pictures-Visual works of art and interpreting them Rewriting example-Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "Short Story on a Painting of Gustav Klimt Examining examples like “Rodin’s Danaide” and “Titian’s Flaying of Marsyas” with excerpts from Byatt’s The Virgin in the Garden (p. 104) and Babel Tower (p. 249)	reading, question answer, discussion
4	Textual analysis: drama - The definition and history of Drama - Elements of Drama - Definition of Tragedy Aristotle's Poetics: Five Elements of Tragedy & The Three Unities	reading, question answer, discussion
5	Greek Tragedies: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles	reading, question answer, discussion
6	Oedipus Rex continues	reading, question answer, discussion
7	edebi metin inceleme: kısa hikaye	reading, question answer, discussion
8	midterm
9	Short story example: Doris Lessing- A Woman on a Roof	reading, question answer, discussion
10	modern drama:A.S. Byatt-Sanat İşi	reading, question answer, discussion
11	Textual analysis: novel Muriel Spark- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	reading, question answer, discussion
12	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie continues	reading, question answer, discussion
13	revision
14	final exams

Recommended or Required Reading

Aristotle's Poetics, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "Short Story on a Painting of Gustav Klimt, A.S. Byatt's "Matisse Stories", Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Makeup Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	14	1	14
Self Study	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Performance	10	10	100
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			151

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