Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : İDE234 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 3 |
The aim of this course is to analyze the examples of short stories written in the 20th century and enable students to distinguish the general characteristics of short story genre; to analyze the form and content of the short stories and find out the explicit and implicit meanings of the text ; to focus on the plot, characters, narrator, themes and setting provided in the story and to interpret the text by taking these aspects into consideration; to encourage students to think critically while evaluating the texts.
In this course, short stories written in the 20th century are covered. Throughout the semester, short stories which differ from each other in terms of themes, subject matter and literary techniques are taught and these stories are analyzed based on the theoretical framework of literary theories.
| 1. | 1. To have knowledge of the short story genre and its development in the 20th century. |
| 2. | 2. To evaluate the short stories considering the social, cultural and historical context of the period. |
| 3. | 3. To have knowledge of different short story types. |
| 4. | 4. To identify and analyze the implicit and explicit meanings of a literary text. |
| 5. | 5. To approach a text critically and make logical deductions based on textual evidences. |
| 6. | 6. To be able to analyze the texts based on some of the ideas and concepts underlined in literary theories. |
| 1. | 1. Davies, David Stuart. Short Stories from the Nineteenth Century. Wordsworth. |
| 2. | 2. Head, Dominic. The Modernist Short Story: A Study in Theory and Practice. Cambridge UP. |
| 3. | 3. May, Charles E., The New Short Story Theories. Ohio UP. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 1 | 18 | 42 | 60 |
| Assignment | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 75 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
OÇ-4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
OÇ-6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||