ACADEMIC CATALOG

ELIT621 FICTION: SELECTED WORKS

Course Code:	8210621
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:	Prof.Dr. NURTEN BİRLİK
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

At the end of this course, the student will learn:

the development of the European novel since its birth so that they can compare and contrast it with the development of the English novel

A study of fiction as a literary genre through representative works from different periods.

Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:

discuss the social and political changes in this period to see their
effects on the themes prevalent in the novel being studied
discuss the narratorial techniques used in the novels
discuss the literary trends illustrated in the novels

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