- Code
- ELL 216
- Name
- English Literature II
- Semester
- 4
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 0.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.00
- ECTS
- 5.00
- Description
-
The aim of this course is introducing students to English literature. It covers the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. In this course you will study texts from different literary genres such as poetry and prose.
- Objectives
-
To equip students with knowledge about the major works of English literature in chronological order. Students will be introduced to various writers in different literary periods and their most famous works. At the end of the semester students will submit themselves to the written exam to test not only the gained knowledge, but mainly the ability to use the knowledge in literary critical analysis and they will make a presentation about the authors of their own choice under the guidance of a professor.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Introduction: An Overview of Literary Periods in English
- 2
- The Romantic Period (1785-1832)
- 3
- Romantic Poetry from W. Wordsworth and W. Blake
- 4
- Romantic Poetry from Lord Byron and J. Keats
- 5
- The Rise of Novel
- 6
- The Romantic Novel: Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice
- 7
- The Romantic Novel: Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice (continued)
- 8
- Midterm
- 9
- Introduction to Victorian Age (1832-1891):
- 10
- Victorian Novel: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
- 11
- Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities (continued)
- 12
- Introduction to the Modern Period
- 13
- Modernist literature: Virginia Woolf’s A room on One’s Own
- 14
- The Postmodern Period; Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
- 15
- Revision
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Identify and trace the development of British literature from the beginning to the modern period by explaining key historical, philosophical, social, theological, and literary movements and exploring how these movements are reflected in the representative literature of the time.
- 2
- Demonstrate understanding of literary terms, major themes, and critical principles by using them to analyse specific works of British literature from the time period covered.
- 3
- Provide insight and understanding into the literature and culture of each time period studied through clear expository prose.
- 4
- Value literature, language, and imagination; develop a passion for literature and language; appreciate literature’s ability to elicit feeling, cultivate the imagination, and call us to account as humans.
- 5
- They will cultivate their capacity to judge the aesthetic and ethical value of literary texts–and be able to articulate the standards behind their judgments; appreciate the expressive use of language as a fundamental and sustaining human activity, preparing for a life of learning as readers and writers.
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 20% 20%
- Quizzes
- 1 20% 20%
- Projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Term projects
- 1 40% 40%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 0% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 80%
- Final exam percent
- 20%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 3 48
- Off class study hours
- 14 3 42
- Duties
- 1 0 0
- Midterms
- 1 0 0
- Final exam
- 1 25 25
- Other
- 1 10 10
- Total workLoad
- 125
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 5.00
- ECTS
- 5.00