ELIT614 LITERARY THEORY IN PRACTICE
| Course Code: | 8210614 |
| 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 or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to:
encourage and enable students to develop their own views of these theoretical approaches
encourage students to have a sense of intellectual independence give the opportunity to apply these perspectives
Course Content
The course begins with further readings from a number of critics/philosophers who paved the way for contemporary theory. Against the background of these critics, the students will apply their critical perspectives (structuralism, Marxist theory, psychoanalytical criticism, post-structuralism, postcolonial theory, feminist, gay and lesbian theory, and cultural theories) to different texts.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to:
read canonical texts from English and Turkish literatures from a critical perspective
write intellectually stimulating critical articles applying the theoretical approaches
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