GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Reading Response Theory and Literary Understanding/1340013

Course Title:	Reading Response Theory and Literary Understanding
Credits	3	ECTS	8
Course Semester	1	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Know the literary text, reader, and response terms, and develop an awareness about the relationships among these terms.
Know and interpret the reader-text interactions
Know and use the methods and strategies to evaluate the qualities of literary texts
Design qualitative, quantitative or mixed research proposals by using the Reader Response Theory.
Develop an awareness about traditional and postmodern literary texts.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction.What is the literary understanding?
2. Week	Literary texts and features. Quality in children’s books and criteria (Written and illustrated )
3. Week	What is the response? Response types. (How can we conduct reader response activity and collect students’ responses?)
4. Week	Reader and text interaction
5. Week	Traditional and postmodern texts Radical Change Theory
6. Week	Rosenblatt’s Reader Response Theory
7. Week	Rosenblatt’s Reader Response Theory
8. Week	MID TERM EXAM
9. Week	How can we evaluate and interpret the responses?
10. Week	What is the reader’s responsibility in understanding and interpreting the literary texts?
11. Week	The examination of empirical research about reader response
12. Week	The examination of empirical research about reader response
13. Week	Designing research proposals by using reader response theory
14. Week	Sharing and evaluating the research proposals
15. Week	General evaluation
16. Week	Final Exam

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	20
Assignment	1	20
Application	0	0
Projects	1	20
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		60
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		40

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	14	3	42
Material Design and Implementation	14	3	42
Report Preparing	2	3	6
Preparing a Presentation	2	3	6
Presentation	2	3	6
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	1	1
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
Course Credit (ECTS):			8

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Undergraduate qualification and based on their level of expertise in the field of educational science, has theoretical and practical knowledge, develops and deepens this information.					X
2	Discusses the interaction between the disciplines that comprise the Classroom teaching field.					X
3	Uses information in the field of Classroom teaching and in the field of theory and practice, develops and deepens this information.					X
4	Creates new information based on Interdisciplinary approach.					X
5	Problems that require expertise in the relevant field using scientific research methods and process solutions brings.				X
6	Solves the problems in the area of Classroom teaching based on the steps of problem-solving process.					X
7	Develops new strategies and solutions when encounter unexpected situations and takes responsibility.				X
8	In individual and team work, taking an active role to fulfill their responsibilities, produces solutions to problems they face.					X
9	Has metacognitive awareness to critically evaluate information about the area and directs learning.					X
10	Continues to work in his/her field by taking into consideration of the framework of lifelong learning.				X
11	Transfers developments in the field of classroom teachers and their work, in the field and outside groups, by written, oral and visual forms.					X
12	Uses a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 and use verbal and written communication		X
13	Shares of oral and written studies related to their field in national / international levels.				X
14	Effectively uses computer software required by the discipline of information and communication technologies.				X
15	Reviews plans and Issues related to the field of classroom teaching strategies, policies and implementation, evaluate the results in the context of quality processes.					X
16	Uses social, scientific and ethical values related to the field of data collection, interpretation and dissemination.					X
17	Uses knowledge acquired in the field of classroom teaching in interdisciplinary settings.					X
18	Evaluates current developments in line with national values and realities of the country.					X
19	Develops implementation plans about issues related to the field of strategy, policy and implementation and the results obtained are evaluated in the context of quality process.					X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mustafa Ulusoy)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(mulusoy@gazi.edu.tr)

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