TEFL492 POETRY
| Course Code: | 4510492 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | English Language Teaching (International Joint Program) |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NURTEN BİRLİK |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course seeks to illustrate variety of thematic and stylistic concerns of poetry written in the 20th century and to familiarize the sts with the major theoretical and critical movements charting a literary overview of modern poetry from the late 19th century into the early 21st century. Emphasis will be on outstanding poems of the period in their literary, social and philosophical contexts within a poetic practice. The course also seeks to encourage the sts to open up their perspectives to other disciplines with references to gender, class consciousness; ethnic, racial and national identities; myth and ritual; ideological preoccupations; poetic treatment of the city; the poets’ negotiation of minority cultures etc in their analysis of poetry.
Course Content
Studying and analyzing selected poems by British poets.
Course Learning Outcomes
Among the specific goals the students are expected to achieve in this course are the following:
*to be able to identyify different types of poetry,
*to be able to identify technical elements and figures of speech used in them
*to be able to develop their analytical skills needed for in-depth study of poems
* to be able to analyze and interpret the major poems written in different periods (but mostly in 20th century) with a critical awareness and intellectual sophistication
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Fluently and accurately use all receptive and productive English language skills at an advanced level for effective daily and academic communication. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Make appropriate pedagogical decisions in accordance with their particular English language teaching context (i.e. age, setting, location and learner background) based on a contemporary repertoire of language teaching approaches and methods. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Identify and generate solutions for specific language-related problems which learners of English may face at different proficiency levels. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Critically analyze linguistic, literary, cultural and historical issues when selecting, developing and using course materials and assessment instruments. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | With self-confidence, effectively communicate with students and other stakeholders in educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Promote creativity, understanding, cooperation and equity to establish a positive classroom environment. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Engage in reflective teaching, self-evaluation, and ongoing professional development. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Demonstrate awareness of individual, multicultural and psycho-social diversity in learning environments and adapt to different educational systems. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Based on their familiarity with educational sciences, literature and linguistics establish cross-disciplinary connections and develop critical intellectual curiosity. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Design, conduct, and report small-scale educational research projects by employing relevant research methods in investigation of language individually and collaboratively with teachers from local, national or international contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Analyze and address professional challenges based on an awareness of global systems and comparisons of educational systems | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Effectively translate a diverse set of English and Turkish discourses considering context specific elements. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Select and utilize appropriate instructional technologies and information literacy skills to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Develop a critical and multicultural perspective to language and language related issues emerging from global English contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of artistic, literary, philosophic or other works in the humanities through discourse or writing. | ✔ | |||
| 16 | In at least one discipline, describe and analyze the cultural and social context of political, economic, artistic, and/or intellectual developments in the United States. | ✔ | |||
| 17 | Identify some fundamental aspects of the ideas, history, institutions, religions, economy, society and/or arts of western civilizations and cultures. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution