ELIT610 LITERARY GENRES&INTER-GENERIC RELATION

Course Code:8210610
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. ELİF ÖZTABAK AVCI
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, students will learn:

  • major paradigms in genre theory
  • defining characteristics of major narrative literary genres
  • literary and non-literary factors contributing to the emergence and development of major narrative literary genres
  • interactions between different narrative literary genres

Course Content

Major narrative literary genres and inter-generic relations. Non-literary causes behind genres, and common formal literary devices among genres and their transformations.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students who pass this course satisfactorilly, will be able to:

  • identify major paradigms in genre theory
  • define key terms and concepts in genre theory
  • identify features of major narrative literary genres
  • identify interactions between major narrative literary genres
  • use key terms terms and concepts in genre theory in a generic analysis of literary texts.

Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1compare and contrast literary texts written in different periods of British literature in terms of form and content.✔
2appreciate authors who emerge out of non-British contexts.✔
3approach the notion of the literary canon from a critical perspective.✔
4read and interpret texts critically from different theoretical vantage points.✔
5become acquainted with the characteristics of various genres of literature.✔
6identify major themes and generic features of literary texts.✔
7analyze the relationships between form and content in literary texts.✔
8outline the major lines of critical argument around literary and cultural texts.✔
9write insighful papers on different literary topics.✔
10articulate their ideas with a critical awareness in literary discussions.✔
11decipher different literary texts in terms of structure and technical features.✔

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