Istanbul Kültür University ECTS Guide 2008/2009 Department of ...

Reading List
• Final: 50%
Selected poems/sonnets from Queen Elizabeth I, Sir
Thomas Wyatt and Earl of Surrey, Sir Philip Sidney,
Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, Christopher
Marlowe, and Sir Walter Raleigh; Thomas More, from
Utopia; Sir Thomas Hoby, from The Book of the Courtier;
Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus
Text Book: The Norton Anthology of English Literature.
Volume I
Course Code ENL 212
Course Title
History of British Civilisation II
Semester(s) offered Spring
Medium
English
Lecturer(s)
Dr. Ayşem Seval aseval@iku.edu.tr
Pre-requisit(ies)
None
Co –requisit(ies)
None
Credit Value 3
ECTS Value 5
Duration of Course 15 weeks
Total Student Study Time 150 hours including lectures
Objectives
This course aims to examine the cultural structuring of
British society from the seventeenth century to the end
of the Victorian Age in the light of social and political
developments.
Syllabus
• The cultural, economic, social and political
developments of the 17 th and 18 th centuries
• Scientific Revolution
• The Enlightenment
• The French Revolution
• The Industrial Revolution
• The cultural, economic, social and political
developments of the Victorian Period
• British colonialism in the 19 th Century
Intended Learning Outcomes ---
Learning/ Teaching Methods Lectures and discussions intend to familiarise the students
with the cultural, social, economic and political background
in which the literary works are created.
Assignments ---
Examination
Quizzes, one midterm, one end-of-term written exam
Assessment Midterm 30 %
Quizzes 20 %
Final Exam 50 %
Reading List ---