Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ENG2012016136ENGLISH POETRY-ICompulsory235
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course is designed to be an overview of an early European vernacular literature which we call English from its origins to the end of the Medieval period.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Cüneyt ÖZATA
Learning Outcomes
1The students who complete this course successfully : will recognize the basic tenets and characteristics of the period.
2will recognise the characteristics of Old English Literature.
3will tell the structural and social differences between literatures of the Anglo-Saxon and the Medieval periods.
4will recognise the characteristics of epic, romance, frame-tale, dream poetry and allegory.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Sagas,Beowulf,balads, lyrical poetry,romances, Sir Gawain, frame tales, Canterbury tales, allegory, Piers Plowman.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1A brief background to the Old English Period
2Beowulf, Anglo Saxon Riddles
3Beowulf, Anglo Saxon Riddles
4The Dream of the Rood
5Middle English Period and the historical context for Middle English literature
6An overview of the literature of the period, romances and courtly love
7Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
8Frame narratives and the Canterbury Tales
9The Canterbury Tales- General Prologue
10Mid-term Exam
11Dream poems and allegory
12William Langlard's "Piers Plowman"
13Women writers of the Middle Ages
14Women writers continued
15Final Exams
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Quiz12112
Attending Lectures15460
Self Study15230
Individual Study for Mid term Examination919
Individual Study for Final Examination12336
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)149
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO1 34      4  24  34
LO2 4  53 44  5      
LO3343  33   44   4  
LO4 45  34  4   55 3 
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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