COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Creative Writing
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ETI 461
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecturing / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to demonstrate that text can be written more creatively by focusing on both fiction and nonfiction writing activity. The course content includes reading the examples of literature and the production processes of literary and non-literary texts.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to overcome any kind of inhibition that prevents us from writing by focusing on subconscious,
  • will be able to analyse tle role of language in shaping the world,
  • will be able to have a command of the techniques by exploring the professional writers’ works,
  • will be able to prove that even CV or blurb could be written more creatively,
  • will be able to gain awareness about developing vocabulary and style,
  • will be able to write short stories and other fictional or non-fictional writing, employing techniques of fictional elements like character development, dialogue, point of view, tone, plotting, etc.
Course Description In this course, the characteristics of literary genres will be analysed and students will be encouraged and supported with the technical issues to express themselves in literary and non-literary genres.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
X
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introducing the syllabus, discussing the course requirements
2 Fundamental elements of creative writing Maggie Hammand, ‘Introduction”, Part I in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 1-5. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
3 What is powerful style in writing? Maggie Hammand, ‘You and your writing”, Chapter I in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 10-25. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
4 What one should write? Maggie Hammand, ‘Finding material to work with”, Chapter 3 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 43-53. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
5 Creating characters in writing Maggie Hammand, ‘Creating Characters”, Chapter 4 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 48-59. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
6 Creating dialogues in writing Maggie Hammand, ‘Creating Dialogues”, Chapter 5 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 71-81. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
7 Narration in writing Maggie Hammand, ‘Choosing a Narrator”, Chapter 6 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 83-95. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
8 Creating image in writing Maggie Hammand, ‘Describing your World”, Chapter 7 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 97-107. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
9 Fiction Maggie Hammand, ‘Plotting your way”, Chapter 8 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 109-125. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
10 Creating a Structure Maggie Hammand, ‘Creating a structure”, Chapter 9 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 127-140. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
11 Rewriting, Editing Maggie Hammand, ‘Rewriting and Editing”, Chapter 10 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 141-151. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
12 Writing short story Maggie Hammand, ‘Less is more”, Chapter 11 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 155-167. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
13 Writing for children Maggie Hammand, ‘Writing for Children”, Chapter 12 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 183-193. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
14 Writing nonfiction: reporting / Biographical literature Maggie Hammand, ‘Writing nonfiction”, Chapter 17 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 233-244. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94. Maggie Hammand, ‘Writing about yourself”, Chapter 18 in Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009), 245-261. ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94.
15 Review of the Semester
16 Final exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Maggie Hammand, Creative Writing for Dummies, First edition, (West Sussex: Wiley &Sons 2009). ISBN: 978-0-470-74291-94. 
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
50
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to use advanced, field-specific conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired,
2

To be able to analyze and research field-specific concepts and ideas and to interpret data individually or as a team using scientific methods,
3

To be able to understand and use grammatical and semantic structures of the source and target languages,
4

To be able to obtain information about social, cultural, and historical approaches within the source and target languages and to use this information for textual analysis and production,
5

To be able to understand and interpret written and oral texts in the source language and to transfer these texts into the target language using a semantically and functionally appropriate language,
6

To be able to produce creative translations and assess the translation products critically by defining the steps, strategies and problems in the translation process in the light of field-specific theoretical knowledge and skills acquired,

 X
7

To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and research skills within different areas of expertise to translational act,
8

To be able to use computer-assisted translation tools and machine translation effectively at each step of the translation process, and to follow the theoretical and practical developments in these fields,
9

To be able to gain awareness of the translator’s social role, job profile, and professional ethical values and to acquire workload management skills for individual or team work,
10

To be able to access necessary sources to improve quality at each step of the translation process and to assess the target text in accordance with the quality objectives by using these sources,
11

To be able to establish effective oral and written communication skills both in English and Turkish, to be able to speak a second foreign language at a good level, to be able to use a third foreign language at intermediate level,

 X
12

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest