Ä°KA605 - MULTICULTURALISM IN BRITAIN

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
MULTICULTURALISM IN BRITAIN Ä°KA605 Any Semester/Year 4 0 4 7.5
Prequisites
Course languageEnglish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
 
Instructor (s)Department members 
Course objectiveThe aim of this course is to help the student gain the knowledge, skills, and competence required to acquire the knowledge, skills and competence required to discuss the transformation of Britain from a mainly white society into a multicultural society through the influx of immigrants chiefly from the former colonies, and the effect that this transformation has had on the indigenous white population. 
Learning outcomes
  1. Explains and classifies multiculturalism in Britain as a social concept and a cultural theory.
  2. Analyses multiculturalism through a historical framework with reference to the social, political, and literary examples in the 20th and 21st centuries.
  3. Identifies and evaluates different theories of multiculturalism about the issues of class, race, ethnicity, religion and continental and analytical feminism.
  4. Analyses literary works by referring to the frame of certain cultural terms such as culture, indigenous culture, subculture, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, identity, hybridity, hyphenated identity, difference, diversity, assimilation, integration, acculturation, transculturation, melting pot, cultural mosaics, plurality and multiculturalism.
  5. Examines the progressive change that each minority group, such as Asian, Afro-Caribbean, African, and West Indian, immigrating to Britain since the 18th century experienced within the framework of theories on multiculturalism.
Course ContentIn this course, historical, economic, political, and social conditions that play an influential role in Britain's transition to a multicultural society since the 18th century are first introduced. The progressive change in the ethnic groups in Britain and the literary examples that explore this change are analysed with reference to multiculturalism as a cultural theory. 
ReferencesIan H. Angus. A Border Within: National Identity, Cultural Plurality, and Wilderness.
Guy Amirthanayagam. The Marriage of Continenets: Multiculturalism in Modern Literature.
Gerd Baumann. The Multicultural Riddle: Rethinking National, Ethnic, and Religious.
David Bennett. Multicultural States: Rethinking Difference and Identity. Routledge: London.
Gordon Clarck. Multiculturalism, Difference and Postmodernism.
Dilip Hiro. Black British, White British.
Tariq Modood. Ethnic Minorities in Britain:Diversity and Disadvantage.

Other relevant books and/or articles. 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction to multiculturalism and multiculturalism in Britain
Week 2Oral Presentations
Week 3Discussion of cultural identities
Week 4Oral Presentations
Week 5Analysis of multiculturalism in the Short Story
Week 6Mid-Term Exam
Week 7Analysis of multiculturalism in Movies
Week 8Oral Presentations
Week 9Discussion of race, gender, hybridity, ethnicity, class, religion in terms of identity
Week 10Analysis of multiculturalism in Poetry
Week 11Mid-Term Exam
Week 12Analysis of multiculturalism in the Novel
Week 13Analysis of multiculturalism in Drama
Week 14Oral Presentations
Week 15Final Exam
Week 16Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments15
Presentation15
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms240
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes450
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 4 56
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14342
Presentation / Seminar Preparation11414
Project000
Homework assignment13030
Midterms (Study duration)22448
Final Exam (Study duration) 13535
Total Workload33110225

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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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