Course Code & Number
ELL 307
Course Title
The Outsider in Literature
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Junior
Semester:
Fall
Type of Course:
Departmental Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Selected readings from world literature in English. Character-centered literary works and readers’ reflections on everyday life. Analysis of people labeled as "outsiders, strangers, misfits, outcasts" etc. Discourse of hatred. Narrative techniques of awareness-raising against othering and antagonism.
Course Objectives
This course examines modern literary works in English that portray marginalized social figures and groups with particular emphasis on issues such as political violence, marginality, precarity, and social exclusion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1.Define what it means to be “outsider”,
2.Evaluate in what ways traditions, norms, and expectations have governed the behavior of individuals, groups, and institutions,
3.Analyze how behavior has been defined normatively and through radical and alternative perspectives,
4.Comprehend how the concept of “outsider” has changed over time in relation to different ideologies.
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Taner Can