course name : contextual grammar i course code :...

Course Name : Contextual Grammar I

Course Code : ING 1101

Qualification Degree : First Cycle

Course Language : English

Theoretical Credits : 3,00

Laboratory Credits : 0,00

Practice Credits : 0,00

ECTS : 3,00

Name Of Lecturer : Assist. Prof. Dr. Gerard Paulsen

Type Of Course Unit : Compulsory

Mode Of Delivery : Face-To-Face

Prequisite And Co-

requisites

: N/A

Objectives of the

Course

: This course aims to help students revise their knowledge of English grammar

rules and express themselves more accurately in written and oral contexts.

Course Contents : In this semester, English grammar rules will be explained and analyzed in

detail, including the rules governing the usage of verb tenses, passives,

conditionals, modals and noun clauses.

Recommended or

Required Reading

: REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:

1) Betty Azar, Understanding & Using English Grammar, with answer key,

3rd

edition (not 4th

edition)

2) Betty Azar, Understanding & Using English Grammar, Workbook, with

answer key, 3rd

edition (not 4th

edition)

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

1) Nesibe Sevgi Öndeş, English Grammar Inside And Out, with answer key

& Turkish explanations (ELS, 2004)

2) John Eastwood, Oxford Guide to English Grammar (2nd ed, 1994)

3) Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz & Lawrence Zwier, McGraw-Hill's 400 Words for

the TOEFL (2005)

4) David Porter, Check Your Vocabulary for Academic English (3rd ed,

2007)

Planned Learning

Activities and

Teaching Methods

: Before each class, students are responsible 1) for completing the homework

assigned from the two Azar texts, 2) for checking their answers in the answer

keys, and 3) for preparing questions for the next class. At the start of each

new class, students should ask questions about any remaining problems with

the homework assignment. Following this, the lecturer presents a detailed

analysis of the next grammatical structure.

Optional Programme

Components

:

Learning Outcomes

1 – To understand the fundamental grammatical structures of the English language at an

advanced level

2 – To be able to analyze various texts by using these grammar rules

3 – To be able to rewrite a sentence in different ways by using the given clues

4 – To be able to complete texts meaningfully by using various word formation processes

5 – To improve the four fundamental language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing)

by practicing the use of these skills

Weekly Course Contents

Week

1

Theoretical :

1) General Introduction: The basic architecture of the English language

2) Verbs: The four tense groups and how they work: simple tenses, progressive

tenses, perfect tenses & perfect progressive tenses

3) Comments on textbooks and homework assignments

Practice : Homework assignments from the two Azar texts

Laboratory :

Week

2

Theoretical : The simple tenses (past, present & future)


Laboratory :

Week

3

Theoretical : The simple tenses, continued


Laboratory :

Week

4

Theoretical : Kurban Bayramı: classes cancelled

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

5

Theoretical : The progressive tenses (past, present & future)


Laboratory :

Week

6

Theoretical : Cumhuriyet Bayramı: class cancelled today

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

7

Theoretical : The perfect tenses (past, present & future)


Laboratory :

Week

8

Theoretical : The perfect tenses, continued

The perfect progressive tenses (past, present & future)


Laboratory :

Week

9

Theoretical : Midterm Exam

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

10

Theoretical : The passive voice


Laboratory :

Week

11

Theoretical : Conditionals: true & untrue conditionals


Laboratory :

Week

12

Theoretical : Modal verbs


Laboratory :

Week

13

Theoretical : Noun clauses (i.e., reported speech & reported questions)


Laboratory :

Week

14

Theoretical : Noun clauses, continued


Laboratory :

Week

15

Theoretical : Review

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

16

Theoretical : Final Exam

Practice :

Laboratory :

ECTS Workload

Activity Type Is in Semester Number Calculated Activity Workload

Midterms Yes 1 1,00

Final Yes 1 1,00

Attending lectures Yes 13 52,00

Individual study before

lecture Yes 10 20,00

Individual study after


Preparation for midterm Yes 1 5,00

Preparation for final Yes 1 5,00

Total Hours

104,00

ECTS

3,00

Program and Learning Outcomes Relations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0

Course Name : Mythology







ECTS : 4,00




Prequisite And Co-

requisites

: N/A

Objectives of the Course : This course aims to provide students with a broad knowledge of

classical mythology, of the two great classical epics, and of the social,

cultural, and intellectual background of Greek myth and literature.

Course Contents : The Iliad, The Odyssey, Greek gods & heroes

Recommended or

Required Reading

: REQUIRED TEXTS:

1) Homer, The Iliad (translator Robert Fagles, 1990)

2) Homer, The Odyssey (translator Robert Fagles, 1996)

3) Edith Hamilton, Mythology (1942, 1987)

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

1) Homeros, İlyada (Çev. Azra Erhat & A. Kadir, Can Yayınları,

1984)

2) Homeros, Odysseia (Çev. Azra Erhat & A. Kadir, Can Yayınları,

1984)

Planned Learning

Activities and Teaching

Methods

:

Lectures & class discussion

Recommended Optional

Programme Components

:

Learning Outcomes

1 – To understand the basics of classical mythology, in particular the myths found in Homer’s

Iliad and Odyssey

2 – To understand the social and cultural elements in classical texts, specifically in The Iliad

and The Odyssey

3 – To recognize references to classical myths in English literary texts


Week

1

Theoretical : Introduction

Practice : Lecture

Laboratory :

Week

2

Theoretical : Iliad Books 1-4

Practice : Lecture & discussion

Laboratory :

Week

3



Laboratory :

Week

4


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

5



Laboratory :

Week

6

Theoretical : Cumhuriyet Bayramı: class cancelled today

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

7



Laboratory :

Week

8



Laboratory :

Week

9

Theoretical : Midterm

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

10


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

11

Theoretical : Odyssey 1-6


Laboratory :

Week

12



Laboratory :

Week

13



Laboratory :

Week

14



Laboratory :

Week

15

Theoretical : Review of the term’s work


Laboratory :

Week

16


Practice :

Laboratory :

ECTS Workload


Midterms Yes 1 2,00

Assignment Yes 5 15,00

Quizzes Yes 4 20,00

Final Yes 1 2,00







Total Hours

126,00

ECTS

4,00


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1 5 0 4 2 3 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5

2 5 2 4 1 3 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3

3 4 0 4 2 4 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5

Course Name : Stylistics and Literary Appreciation







ECTS : 5,00




Prequisite And Co-requisites : N/A

Objectives of the Course : This course aims to teach students to analyze short stories.

Attention will be paid to various reading strategies and the various

techniques of textual analysis.

Course Contents : A series of short stories by major American & British authors will

be studied, typically two stories per week.

Recommended or Required

Reading

: Students will be provided with a printable worddoc or pdf covering

the entire list of stories.

Planned Learning Activities

and Teaching Methods

: Lectures & class discussion. Possibly student presentations.



:

Learning Outcomes

1 – To be able to analyze various literary techniques, such as similes or symbols, commonly used

in short stories

2 – To have an appreciation for the nearly infinite variety within the short story genre

3 – To comprehend the social, political and historical contexts of a given short story and the ways

in which the short story comments on these contexts

4 – To understand the intellectual content of short stories and to be able to relate this content to

ongoing social, cultural and intellectual debates


Week

1

Theoretical :

Introduction of the course:

1) Why we read short stories

2) A brief history of the short story

3) Various ways of analyzing short stories

Practice : Lecture

Laboratory :

Week

2

Theoretical :

The Short Story: An Infinite Variety of Possibility

1) Saki (HH Munro), “The Open Window” (1914)

2) Jean-Paul Sartre, “The Wall” (1939)

3) Kate Chopin, “The Story of An Hour” (1894)


Laboratory :

Week

3

Theoretical :

American Mentality: Past & Present

1) Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Goodman Brown" (1835)

2) Raymond Carver, "Cathedral" (1983)


Laboratory :

Week

4


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

5

Theoretical :

American Tall Tales

1) Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)

2) Mark Twain, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (1865)


Laboratory :

Week

6

Theoretical :

Two Russian Stories: Existential Reality

1) Nikolai Gogol, "Overcoat" (1842)

2) Anton Chekhov, "The Lady with the Dog" (1899)


Laboratory :

Week

7

Theoretical :

Two Tales of Wisdom: The Short Story as Fairy Tale

1) Leo Tolstoy, “Three Questions" (1885)

2) Oscar Wilde, "The Happy Prince” (1888)


Laboratory :

Week

8

Theoretical :

Two Stories Based in the British Colonies

1) Somerset Maugham, “The Letter” (1926)

2) George Orwell, “A Hanging” (1931)


Laboratory :

Week

9


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

10

Theoretical :

Two Stories about Social Change & Personal Change

1) Katherine Mansfield, "The Garden Party" (1922)

2) Katherine Anne Porter, “Flowering Judas” (1930)


Laboratory :

Week

11

Theoretical :

Two Stories from Small-Town or Rural America

1) Sherwood Anderson, “Paper Pills” (1919)

2) Willa Cather, “Neighbor Rosicky” (1930)


Laboratory :

Week

12

Theoretical : Americans Abroad

Practice :

1) Ernest Hemingway, “A Cool Well-Lighted Place” (1933)

2) F Scott Fitzgerald, “Babylon Revisited” (1931)

Lecture & discussion

Laboratory :

Week

13

Theoretical :

Two Stories from the American South

1) William Faulkner, “That Evening Sun” (1931)

2) Eudora Welty “A Worn Path” (1941)


Laboratory :

Week

14

Theoretical :

Two More Stories from the American South

1) Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (1955)

2) Carson McCullers, “Sojourners” (1950)


Laboratory :

Week

15

Theoretical :

Three African-American Writers: The South Comes North

1) Zora Neale Hurston, “Spunk” (1925)

2) James Baldwin, "Sonny's Blues” (1957)

3) Jamaica Kincaid, “Girl” (1978)


Laboratory :

Week

16


Practice :

Laboratory :

ECTS Workload


Midterms Yes 1 1,00

Quizzes Yes 1 1,00

Final Yes 1 1,00








Total Hours

129,00

ECTS

4,00


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 4 5 4 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

4 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 5 0 4 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0

7 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

8 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5

9 4 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 5 5

Course Name : American Detective Fiction







ECTS : 4,00


Type Of Course Unit : Optional


Prequisite And Co-

requisites

: N/A

Objectives of the Course : This course is an introduction to American detective fiction and its

evolution over the past century and a half. The primary focus will,

however, be on the classic texts of the mid twentieth century, including

works by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.

Course Contents : The class will consist of lectures and discussions.

Recommended or

Required Reading

: REQUIRED TEXTS: see below

Planned Learning

Activities and Teaching

Methods

:

Lectures and class discussions. Possibly student presentations.



:

Learning Outcomes

1 – To be able to analyze the themes, the characterization, and the storytelling techniques

employed in detective fiction

2 – To be able to distinguish the various styles and genres of American detective fiction

3 – To comprehend the social, political and historical contexts of American detective fiction

4 – To understand the intellectual content of classic works of detective fiction and to be able to

relate this content to ongoing social, cultural and intellectual debates


Week

1

Theoretical : Introduction: The origins of detective fiction and the reasons for its continued

popularity

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

2

Theoretical :

Beginnings

1) Edgar Allen Poe, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)

2) Anna Katharine Green, “Missing: Page 13” (1915)

3) Susan Glaspell, “A Jury of Her Peers” (1917)

Practice : Lecture and discussion

Laboratory :

Week

3

Theoretical :

The development of the hardboiled style

1) Carroll John Daly: “The False Burton Combs” (1910)

2) James Cain, “Pastorale” (1928)

3) Richard Sales, “Nose for News” (1934)

Practice : Lecture and discussion

Laboratory :

Week

4


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

5

Theoretical : Hardboiled classic: Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon (1930)

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

6

Theoretical : Hardboiled classic: Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon, continued

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

7

Theoretical : Hardboiled classic: Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (1939)

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

8

Theoretical : Hardboiled classic: Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, continued

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

9


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

10

Theoretical : Hardboiled classic: Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (1940)

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

11

Theoretical : Hardboiled meets Sherlock Holmes: Rex Stout (1886-1975): Over My Dead Body

(1939)

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

12

Theoretical : Hardboiled goes to Harlem: Chester Himes (1909-1984): Crazy Kill (1959)

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

13

Theoretical : Hardboiled goes to Harlem: Chester Himes (1909-1984): Crazy Kill, continued

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

14

Theoretical : Hardboiled gets softer: Ross Macdonald: Sleeping Beauty (1973)

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

15

Theoretical : Hardboiled gets softer: Ross Macdonald: Sleeping Beauty, continued

Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

16


Practice :

Laboratory :

ECTS Workload


Midterms Yes 1 20,00

Quizzes Yes 1 5,00

Final Yes 1 60,00



Total Hours

115,00

ECTS

4,00


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0

3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

7 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

9 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Course Name : Advanced Research Methods


Qualification Degree : Second Cycle





ECTS : 6,00


Type Of Course Unit : Optional


Prequisite And Co-

requisites

: N/A

Objectives of the

Course

: This course aims to improve the research and writing skills of postgraduate

students before they begin their thesis projects.

Course Contents : In order to improve their research and writing skills, the students write an

article on a previously chosen topic, through the exercises done during the

semester. These exercises and the texts written are monitored at every stage

by the lecturer and are evaluated in class through discussions. As such, the

students are introduced to a more self-aware writing process.

Recommended or

Required Reading

: REQUIRED TEXTS: Kate Turabian, Wayne Booth, Joseph Williams &

Gregory Colomb, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers,Theses &

Dissertations, Part One only (7th

ed, 2007); MLA, MLA Style Guide (7th

ed,

2009)

Planned Learning

Activities and

Teaching Methods

:

Research and writing assignments, discussions, workshop

Recommended

Optional Programme

Components

: This course works as a writing workshop based on an active research

project.

Learning Outcomes

1 - Development of academic research skills

2 - Development of academic writing skills

3 - Acquisition of technical and ethical habits in academic studies

4 - Acquisition of time and project management skills in academic studies


Week

1

Theoretical : Introduction: The Cornerstones of research and writing skills

Practice : Introduction

Laboratory :

Week

2

Theoretical : Narrowing down the research topic depending on textual length requirements

Practice : Seminar

Laboratory :

Week

3

Theoretical : Deciding on the precise focus of the research topic, outlining for coherence and

cohesion / Putting together the initial ideas and writing the introduction

Practice : Seminar, evaluation of student assignments and discussion

Laboratory :

Week

4


Practice :

Laboratory :

Week

5

Theoretical : Writing the development section of the article, building arguments and doing

analysis - reconsideration of coherence and cohesion


Laboratory :

Week

6

Theoretical : Methods of taking notes during research, researching at libraries, initial literature

review: hints, tips and techniques.


Laboratory :

Week

7

Theoretical : Internet research and differentiating between acceptable and unacceptable online

resources


Laboratory :

Week

8

Theoretical : Plagiarism: How to avoid it. Refencing systems and guidelines


Laboratory :

Week

9

Theoretical : Working on the first completed draft: Academic style and tone in writing, editing

and polishing


Laboratory :

Week

10

Theoretical : Midterms: Submission of first draft of the articles

Practice : Article submission

Laboratory :

Week

11

Theoretical : Bringing theory and analysis together

Practice : Seminar, evaluation of student articles and discussion

Laboratory :

Week

12

Theoretical : Citations and sustaining an academic discussion through engagement with other

scholars' works


Laboratory :

Week

13

Theoretical : Final polishing of grammar, tone, style and academic details


Laboratory :

Week

14

Theoretical : How to write abstracts for conferences, theses and publications


Laboratory :

Week

15

Theoretical : A final word on the articles produced and discussions

Practice : A final evaluation of student articles and discussion

Laboratory :

ECTS Workload


Midterms Yes 1 3,00

Assignment Yes 11 55,00

Final No 1 3,00



Total Hours

94,00

ECTS

3,00


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 5

2 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 5

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 5 5

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 5 5

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