Course Name | Italian Culture |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEHU 206 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | - | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Lecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce the main aspects of the elements which constitute Italian culture. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course is designed to give general information on literature, art, architecture, design, music, fashion and culinary arts,; starting from the historical and social foundations of Italian culture in terms of geography, history, language and belonging. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | General introduction of the course Culture and civilization, the elements of culture, intercultural communication | |
2 | The foundations of Italian Culture: geography, history, language and belonging | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Bölüm 1, (Thorogood, 2010), 5-48 |
3 | The foundations of Italian Culture: geography, history, language and belonging | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Bölüm 1, (Thorogood, 2010), 5-48 |
4 | The foundations of Italian Culture: geography, history, language and belonging | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Chapter 1, (Thorogood, 2010), 5-48 |
5 | Literature | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Chapter 2, (Thorogood, 2010), 55-80 |
6 | Philosophy | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Chapter 2, (Thorogood, 2010), 55-80 |
7 | Art and Music | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Chapter 3, (Thorogood, 2010), 89-154 |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Italian Architecture and Design | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Chapter 3, (Thorogood, 2010), 89-154 |
10 | Cinema | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Bölüm 5, (Thorogood, 2010), 177-202 |
11 | Fashion | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Bölüm 5, (Thorogood, 2010), 177-202 |
12 | Italian Cousine | Whittaker A., Speak the Culture, Italy, Chapter 7, (Thorogood, 2010), 235-268 |
13 | Student Presentations | |
14 | Student Presentations | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
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 |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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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 | 2 | 28 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 14 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 14 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 18 | |
Total | 122 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | |||||
4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | |||||
5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | |||||
6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | |||||
9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | |||||
10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest