ERCIYES UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
ELL 336 Selected Texts
Third-Spring
English Language and Literature
Assist. Prof. Dr. Banu Akçeşme
Course Title
Year & Semester
Department
Teaching Staff
Local Credit: 202
ECTS Credit: 4
Pre-requisites: Not applicable
Language of Instruction:
English
Faculty Contact Information:
Department of English Language and Literature , Faculty of Arts, University of Erciyes, 38039, Kayseri,
TURKEY.
Tel: + 90 352 4374901/ 33805
Fax: 00 90 3524379343 e-mail: bakcesme@erciyes.edu.tr
Office hours:
II. COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE TYPE and LEVEL:
Required
Core
Elementary (Basic):
:
Elective
:
Related
Intermediate :
:
:
Minor
Advanced: 
:
Specialized:
SUMMARY OF INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Selected short stories will be analyzed and different literary theories and approaches will be applied to the
analyses of the stories to bring up various gender issues.
SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS:
Lecture, class discussion
STUDENT WORK LOAD:
Hours
Lecture
40
Class discussion
35
TOTAL
75
a) SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Exams, quizzes, overall participation, presentation
b) ASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENTS:
Mid-Term/Final
Exam
Element 1
Written Quiz
30%
Element 2
Participation
10%
Element 3
Mid-term/Final Exam
60%
POLICIES:
Attendance: Students are required to attend all classes Use my office hours! Use email to ask questions!
Lateness: Late attendances and submission will be not accepted. Students should not ask for exceptions.
Academic Integrity: All students are expected to adhere to University policies concerning scholastic integrity.
Any form of scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated, Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to,
cheating, plagiarism, falsifying academic records, and any act designed to give unfair academic advantage to the
student.
COURSE CONTENTS (PROGRAMME OF STUDY/SYLLABUS)
DATE
st
1 week
2nd week
SUBJECT
HOUR
METHOD
Introduction to the Course (Gender Issues in Mythology)
2
Lecture
Wife Of Bath’s Tale (from Canterbury Tales) by Chaucer
2
Lecture,
discussion
class
2
Lecture,
discussion
class
2
Class discussion
2
Lecture,
discussion
2
Lecture,
Class
discussion
2
Lecture,
discussion
2
Lecture,
Class
discussion
2
Lecture, Class
discussion
2
Lecture,
Class
discussion
2
Lecture, class
discussion
2
Lecture,
Class
discussion
2
Class discussion
Class discussion
3rd week
The Storm by Kate Chopin
4th week
Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield
5th week
The Angel at the Grave by Edith Wharton
6th week
A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett
7th week
Paul’s Case by Willa Cather
8th week
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
9th week
Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
class
class
Mid term
11th week
Death by Landscape by Margaret Atwood
12th week
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
13th week
The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
14th week
Everyday Use by Alice Walker
15th week
Final Exam
The schedule is tentative and is subject to change as the semester progresses.