ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
 
SYLLABUS
 
 
ACADEMIC YEAR     : FALL 2010-2011
COURSE TITLE        : ELL 417 Major Works of Western 
                                     Literature
INSTRUCTOR          : Prof.Dr.Aysu ERDEN
 
 
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the humanities. While the emphasis remains on western literature and the Balkans, works from Far East, Africa and from the south America, some of which are also of long-standing international importance, are included.
Course Objectives
Improvement of the reading ability of selected works from different countries and historical Periods, from different genres and different literary movements.
 Tentative Course Outline
 
WEEK 1: Introduction
WEEK 2: The Ancient World: Myths
WEEK 3: Greek Literature
WEEK 4: Roman Literature
WEEK 5: The Middle Ages
WEEK 6: Medieval Tales:  Boccacio (1313-1375)
WEEK 7: Renaissance:
                  Marguerite De Navarre   (French: 1495-1553)
                  Miguel De Cervantes      (Spanish: 1547-1616)
WEEK 8: The Enlightment: Jean De Lafontaine  (French:
                 1621-1695)
WEEK 9: The Nineteenth Century: Realism and
                  Symbolism Gustave Flaubert   (French: 1821-
                  1880)
WEEK 10: The Twentieth Century Irish Literature: Short 
                     stories and poems from Irish  Literature
WEEK 11: Selections from the Literatures of the South
                    Eastern European Countries:
                   Short stories and poems from the Balkans
WEEK 13: Selections from American Literature:
                    Short stories and poems from American
                    Literature
WEEK 14: Selections from Canadian Literature :
                   Short stories and poems from Canadian
                   Literature           
WEEK 15: Selections from the Literatures of the South
                   American Countries:  Short stories and poems
                   from the Mexican and Native American  
                   Literatures
WEEK 16: Short stories and poems from the Literatures of
                    the African and Far Eastern
                    Literatures                      
 EVALUATION:
The performance of the students will be calculated according to the following percentage system:
Midterm exam I                : 25%
Midterm exam II               : 25 %
Verbal Presentation       :10%
In class participation     : 5%
Final exam                        : 30% 
In class attendance        : 5%
 
 
TEXTBOOKS
Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Year
ISBN
Edited by Sarah LAWALL
The Norton Anthology of Western Literature
Volume: 1
London: W.W.Norton & Company
1989
ISBN 0 393 92572 2
Edited by Sarah LAWALL
The Norton Anthology of Western Literature
Volume: 2
London: W.W.Norton & Company
1989
ISBN 0 393 92616 8