ELIT514 CHAUCER

Course Code:8210514
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.

Course Objectives

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

  • Geoffrey Chaucer's role in the development of English Literature
  • critically study his major works, including The Canterbury Tales
  • write research papers analyzing his works

Course Content

Chaucers role in the development of English literature and a study of his major works including Canterbury Tales.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students who pass the course satisfactorily will be able to:

  • understand Chaucer's role in English Literature
  • analyze Chaucer's major works critically
  • produce research papers on Chaucer's 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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