ELIT510 THE RISE&DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENG.NOVEL
Course Code: | 8210510 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
Department: | English Literature |
Language of Instruction: | English |
Level of Study: | Graduate |
Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MARGARET JEANNE M. SÖNMEZ |
Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
After an introduction to the background of the English novel and its beginning in the eighteenth century, novels by Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne and other significant writers are studied in-depth.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
Level of Contribution | |||||
# | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1 | compare and contrast literary texts written in different periods of British literature in terms of form and content. | ✔ | |||
2 | appreciate authors who emerge out of non-British contexts. | ✔ | |||
3 | approach the notion of the literary canon from a critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
4 | read and interpret texts critically from different theoretical vantage points. | ✔ | |||
5 | become acquainted with the characteristics of various genres of literature. | ✔ | |||
6 | identify major themes and generic features of literary texts. | ✔ | |||
7 | analyze the relationships between form and content in literary texts. | ✔ | |||
8 | outline the major lines of critical argument around literary and cultural texts. | ✔ | |||
9 | write insighful papers on different literary topics. | ✔ | |||
10 | articulate their ideas with a critical awareness in literary discussions. | ✔ | |||
11 | decipher different literary texts in terms of structure and technical features. | ✔ |
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution