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| Knowledge
(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
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1) Students understand the core elements that make up a short story.
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2) Apply critical reading skills to analyze and interpret a variety of short stories.
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3) Analyze the effectiveness of an author's techniques and the overall impact of a story.
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4) Trace the historical development of the short story in English, recognizing key movements, authors, and their contributions from the 19th century to the present day.
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5) Develop effective strategies for close reading and literary analysis.
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| Skills
(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
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| Competences
(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
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| Week |
Subject |
| Related Preparation |
Pekiştirme |
| 1) |
"Short Story" as a literary genre and its historical development; key terms and concepts about the short story. |
| 2) |
Brief Information About Flannery O'Connor
Historical Context of the Story Titled ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’
Analysis of Short Story Elements
Through Examples of the Subheadings: Time/Place, Narrative, and Character Development.
The main themes in the story: - Achieving virtue - Prejudice - Family structure. Definition of various literary terms and analysis through an example story: - Irony - Allusion - Foreshadowing |
| 3) |
Fundamental conflicts in character development. Internal Conflicts: - the individual against the self
External Conflicts: - the individual against society - the individual against the individual -
the individual against God Plot Structure - introduction - development - climax - the section between the climax and
resolution
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| 4) |
O. Henry's life and major works: Summary of the short story ‘The Gift of the Magi’
Main elements of the story: Point of view, Time and place.
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| 5) |
Plot Structure Character development Conflicts - internal conflict - external conflict
Themes - generosity - love - wealth Literary terms - dramatic irony -
Allusions to the Bible |
| 6) |
A brief summary of Edgar Allan Poe's life and significant works, including the short story ‘The Black Cat’
Character development Conflicts Internal conflict: - The self versus the individual External conflicts: - Individual versus individual Plot structure -
The narrator recounts his own story - The narrator becomes an alcoholic
- The narrator's moral decline - The narrator's house burning down -
The narrator acquires another black cat - The narrator loses his
sanity - The discovery of the narrator's dead wife's body. |
| 7) |
Themes of the short story ‘The Black Cat’ - Denial of guilt - Irrationality and
deviant behaviour - Effects of alcoholism - Madness, Gothic genre and characteristics, Gothic
Example: ‘The Black Cat’ Allusions to the Bible and mythological stories
Symbolism Description Metaphor |
| 8) |
The Life and Works of Guy de Maupassant: Common themes in the author's works. Summary of the short story ‘The Necklace’ Main themes of the short story ‘The Necklace’ - Greed - Deceptive appearances - Beauty and vanity - Social class - Materialism - Dissatisfaction - Pride Character Development |
| 9) |
Literary Terms Irony: - verbal irony - situational irony - dramatic irony
Character analysis - Mathilde Loisel - Monsieur Loisel - Madame Forestier
Main character and antagonist Plot Historical Context - Third
Republic - Education - Literary Movements Social Awareness Form and Technique
Time / Space Narrative Technique Symbolism Fable Tragic Flaw (Hamartia) |
| 10) |
Brief information about Charles Dickens' life and literary works A summary of the short story titled "The Signal Man" General Themes of the Story - Isolation as an unnatural situation - The limits of logic - Victorian England and the Industrial Revolution - Concerns brought about by the Industrial Revolution |
| 11) |
Character Analysis - Narrator - The Signal-Man - The Ghost Victorian Era
Gothic Literature Historical and Biographical Context The Transformation of Man after the Industrial Revolution; Literary Terms, Plot Structure, and Short Story Elements |
| 12) |
A brief summary of Hanif Kureishi's life and works. A summary of the short story titled "My Son the Fanatic‘ Short story elements and their adaptation in ’My Son the Fanatic" Character analysis and development Conflicts Literary terms and devices |
| 13) |
Haneif Kureishi and Post-Colonial Britain Haneif Kureishi and Multiculturalism |
| 14) |
A general summary and assessment of my period Questions and answers |
| References: |
Bendixen, Alfred, and James Nagel. A Companion to the American Short Story. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007.
Head, Dominic. The Modernist Short Story: A Study in Theory and
Practice. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Hunter, Adrian. The Cambridge Introduction to the Short Story in English. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Liggins, Emma, Andrew Maunder, and Ruth Robbins. The British Short Story. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Smith, Angela, ed. Selected Stories Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: OUP, 2008.
Taylor, J. W. Peter. Ed. Modern Short Stories for Students of English. Oxford: OUP, 1992.
--- . More Modern Short Stories for Students of English. Oxford: OUP, 1993. |
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| Q & A |
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| Case Problem Solving/ Drama- Role/ Case Management |
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| Laboratory |
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| Quantitative Problem Solving |
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| Fieldwork |
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| Group Study / Assignment |
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| Individual Assignment |
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| WEB-based Learning |
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| Internship |
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| Practice in Field |
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| Project Preparation |
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| Report Writing |
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| Seminar |
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| Supervision |
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| Social Activity |
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| Occupational Activity |
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| Occupational Trip |
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| Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment et.) |
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| Reading |
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| Thesis Preparation |
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| Field Study |
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| Student Club and Council Activities |
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| Other |
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| Logbook |
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| Interview and Oral Conversation |
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| Research |
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| Watching a movie |
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| Bibliography preparation |
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| Oral, inscribed and visual knowledge production |
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| Taking photographs |
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| Sketching |
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| Mapping and marking |
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| Reading maps |
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| Copying textures |
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| Creating a library of materials |
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| Presentation |
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| Semester Requirements |
Number of Activities |
Level of Contribution |
| Attendance |
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% 0 |
| Laboratory |
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% 0 |
| Application |
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% 0 |
| Practice Exam |
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% 0 |
| Quizzes |
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% 0 |
| Homework Assignments |
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% 0 |
| Presentation |
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% 0 |
| Project |
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% 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
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% 0 |
| Field Study |
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% 0 |
| Article Critical |
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% 0 |
| Article Writing |
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% 0 |
| Module Group Study |
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% 0 |
| Brainstorming |
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% 0 |
| Role Playing + Dramatizing |
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% 0 |
| Out of Class Study |
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% 0 |
| Preliminary Work, Reinforcement |
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% 0 |
| Application Repetition etc. |
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% 0 |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) |
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% 0 |
| Project Preparation + Presentation |
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% 0 |
| Report Preparation + Presentation |
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% 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting |
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% 0 |
| Oral examination |
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% 0 |
| Midterms |
1 |
% 40 |
| Final |
1 |
% 60 |
| Practical Final |
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% 0 |
| Report Submission |
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% 0 |
| Bütünleme |
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% 0 |
| Bütünleme Pratik |
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% 0 |
| Kanaat Notu |
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% 0 |
| Committee |
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% 0 |
| Yazma Ödev Dosyası |
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% 0 |
| Portfolio |
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% 0 |
| Take-Home Exam |
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% 0 |
| Logbook
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% 0 |
| Participation |
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% 0 |
| Discussion |
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% 0 |
| total |
% 100 |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK |
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% 40 |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK |
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% 60 |
| total |
% 100 |
| Activities |
Number of Activities |
Workload |
| Course Hours |
14 |
28 |
| Laboratory |
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| Application |
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| Practice Exam |
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| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
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| Field Work |
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
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| Article Critical |
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| Article Writing |
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| Module Group Study |
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| Brainstorming |
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| Role Playing + Dramatizing |
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| Out-of-Class Study (Pre-study, Reinforcement, Practice Review, etc.) |
14 |
14 |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) |
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| Project Preparation + Presentation |
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| Report Preparation + Presentation |
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| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting |
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| Oral examination |
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| Preparing for Midterm Exams |
7 |
7 |
| MIDTERM EXAM (Visa) |
1 |
1 |
| Preparing for the General Exam |
14 |
14 |
| GENERAL EXAM (Final) |
1 |
1 |
| Participation |
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| Discussion |
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| Portfolio |
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| Take-Home Exam |
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| Logbook
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| Total Workload |
65 |
| ECTS (30 saat = 1 AKTS ) |
2 |
