Istanbul Kültür University ECTS Guide 2008/2009 Department of ...
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Course Code ENL 813<br />
Course Title<br />
Contemporary British Novel<br />
Semester(s) <strong>of</strong>fered Second<br />
Language <strong>of</strong> Course English<br />
Lecturer(s)<br />
Pre-requisit(ies)<br />
None<br />
Co –requisit(ies)<br />
None<br />
Credit Value 3<br />
<strong>ECTS</strong> Value 6<br />
Duration <strong>of</strong> Course 15 weeks<br />
Total Student StudyTime 45 class hours and students’ home-studies<br />
Objectives<br />
This course explores a selection <strong>of</strong> British novels to<br />
analyse the devices that are frequently employed in<br />
contemporary fiction: these include the narrative,<br />
structural, stylistic and thematic variations resulting<br />
from the changing conditions <strong>of</strong> society especially with<br />
the emergence <strong>of</strong> the postmodern condition.<br />
Syllabus<br />
Intended Learning Outcomes<br />
• General characteristics <strong>of</strong> post-war conditions<br />
• Introduction to contemporary novel<br />
• George Orwell and his satire, Malcolm Bradbury<br />
and his post-war idealisms<br />
• Postmodern Fiction: Jeanette Winterson and Peter<br />
Ackroyd<br />
• By the end <strong>of</strong> the course, students will be expected<br />
to evaluate the general aspects <strong>of</strong> contemporary<br />
fiction and compare it with the other periods.<br />
Learning/ Teaching Methods Formal lectures and class discussions<br />
Assignments ---<br />
Examination<br />
Assessment<br />
Reading List • George Orwell, 1984<br />
• Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit<br />
• Peter Ackroyd, Chatterton<br />
• Doris Lessing, “To Room Nineteen”