ELIT607 NON-WESTERN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURES
| Course Code: | 8210607 |
| 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
By the end of this course, students will:
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be introduced to contemporary non-western literatures with an emphasis on multicultural and multiethnic writers;
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develop a critical understanding of the development of the novel genre in non-western contexts;
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be familiarized with current trends, theories, themes, and narrative modes of contemporary non-western literature.
Course Content
An introduction to contemporary Non-Western literatures with an emphasis on multicultural and multiethnic writers. The texts include the works of writers who write in English to reach a wider audience, as well as those translated into English. Emphasis on different authors in different semesters.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
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distinguish different forms of writing in non-western contexts;
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appreciate literary characteristics of authors and texts studied in the course;
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identify non-western narrative modes.
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