Ä°KA601 - INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES | Ä°KA601 | 1st Semester | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Other: (Oral Presentation, Textual Analysis) | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department members | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to help the student gain the knowledge, skills, and competence required to analyse and discuss the historical and theoretical development of British Cultural Studies with specific emphasis on the main themes and topics of the field through analysis of the works and the views of the cultural studies theorists. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course, definition and history of British Cultural Studies, definition(s) of culture, high culture, popular culture, major principles, terms, theories and interests of British Cultural Studies, representation and discourse and ideology, relationship between culture, discourse, hegemony and ideology, consumer culture and the media, multiculturalism, postcolonialism are introduced and discussed. | |||||
| References | Chris Barker. Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice. Simon During. A Cultural Studies Reader. Stuart Hall. Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices. Graeme Turner. British Cultural Studies: An Introduction. Other relevant books and/or articles. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General introduction to Cultural Studies |
| Week 2 | Culture, High Culture/Mass/Popular Culture |
| Week 3 | Representation and Ideology Culture |
| Week 4 | Representation and Ideology Culture |
| Week 5 | Culture: Ideology, Hegemony, Discourse |
| Week 6 | Mid-Term Exam |
| Week 7 | Culture: Consumption and the Media: Ideology and Beyond |
| Week 8 | Culture: Consumption and the Media: Ideology and Beyond |
| Week 9 | Popular Culture |
| Week 10 | Popular Culture |
| Week 11 | Mid-Term Exam |
| Week 12 | Postcolonial, racial and gender issues |
| Week 13 | Postcolonial, racial and gender issues |
| Week 14 | Postcolonial, racial and gender issues |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation | 1 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 4 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 24 | 48 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 110 | 225 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. 1. Has expert knowledge in English language and literature, and culture. | X | ||||
| 2. Has expert knowledge in British cultural studies. | X | ||||
| 3. Has the necessary theoretical interdisciplinary knowledge to research and interpret texts of various genres in English literature and culture in historical, social, cultural, economic, political, philosophical, and ecological contexts. | X | ||||
| 4. Develops advanced critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | X | ||||
| 5. Collects knowledge about English language, literature, and culture by utilizing information technologies and research methods, in both individual and collective work, and shares it in professional national and international educational environments. | X | ||||
| 6. Analyses literary and cultural texts using related theories and an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 7. Has the necessary knowledge and skills for teaching English language, literature and culture in national and international environments. | X | ||||
| 8. Conducts interdisciplinary research with critical and creative thinking skills, solves problems, and expresses the results in national and international professional and social contexts. | X | ||||
| 9. Examines English literature, culture, history, and society through both curriculum-based and extracurricular activities, develops an unbiased and open-minded attitude towards their own culture and other cultures. | X | ||||
| 10. Adopts an unbiased, respectful and open-minded attitude concerning different religions, languages, races, sexes and social classes. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest