COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · LFR322
Introduction to Literary Semiotics
Compulsory · French Open to Erasmus+ exchange students
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Content Weekly Contents Assessment System ECTS
Course Instructor(s)
Sündüz ÖZTÜRK KASAR
skasar@gsu.edu.tr
skasar@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
Teaching to the students the method of reading, analyzing and interpreting signs in literary texts
Course Content
Reading, analyzing and interpreting signs in literary texts
Course Learning Outcomes
Semiotic anallysis, competent and efficient reading
Teaching and Learning Methods
Semiotic methods developed within the Semiotic School of Paris
References
Course materials developed by the professor and put to the university automation system
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pseudo-translations of Nihal Yeğinobalı in Turkish literature: Genç Kızlar and Eflatun Kız |
| 2 | Semiotics of the city |
| 3 | Semiotics analysis of Balzac's Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu |
| 4 | Systematics of Designificative Tendencies in the literary translation |
| 5 | Semiotic analysis of Pierre Charras Dix-neuf secondes (part one) |
| 6 | Semiotic analysis of Pierre Charras Dix-neuf secondes (part two) |
| 7 | Semiotic analysis of Orhan Pamuk's Benim Adım Kırmızı (part one) |
| 8 | Semiotic analysis of Orhan Pamuk's Benim Adım Kırmızı(part two) |
| 9 | Semiotic analysis of Claude Simon's La Route des Flandres |
| 10 | Semiotics of Umberto Eco |
| 11 | Presentation of students' semester projects I |
| 12 | Presentation of students' semester projects II |
| 13 | Presentation of students' semester projects III |
| 14 | Presentation of students' semester projects IV |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 50 |
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Other Applications | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||