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Acting Head of Department : Ayşe Naz Bulamur Baypınar

Associate Department Head: Burcu Kayışçı Akkoyun

Professors: Aslı Tekinay Gülmez, Ayşe Naz Bulamur Baypınar, Matthew Gumpert, Kim Fortuny

Associate Professors: Özlem Görey Erdoğdu, Özlem Öğüt Yazıcıoğlu, Nagihan Haliloğlu

Assistant Professors: Burcu Kayışçı Akkoyun, Çiğdem Buğdaycı Gürsoy, Jameson Kısmet Bell

Instructors: Dr. Aylin Alkaç, Dr. Cihan Yurdaün

Assistants: Dr. Lamia Kabal, Rabia Elif Özcan Beydemir, Oğuzhan Karaca, Özlem Kocatüfek, Esen Yağmur Dursun

Affiliated Culture and Arts Instructors: Mehmet Emin Adanalı*, Tuba Ay*, Salih Mehmet İnan*, Emine Serdaroğlu, Şahan Yatarkalkmaz*, Rana İren*, Muhammed Yusuf Emirdar*, Kerem Deren*, Ceyda Oskay*, Berna Adatöz*, Sami Basut*, Neşet Dereli*

*Part-time
† Professor Emeritus

The undergraduate program in English Language and Literature is designed to give students a basic understanding of literature as well as specialized courses in the field. These latter include courses covering the major genres and periods of English literature; textual analysis and criticism constitute an important part of the course work. Students are also offered elective courses in English, American and comparative literatures, and are required to take elective courses in linguistics, humanities, and the physical and social sciences. An undergraduate project is part of the program. The liberal arts orientation of the curriculum prepares students for jobs in a variety of fields: the media (TV and newspaper journalism), publishing, advertising, public relations, human resources, the foreign service, theater, film-making as well as careers in English teaching.

Those who wish to pursue advanced degrees may do graduate work in English literature, linguistics, American and comparative literatures, cultural studies, communications and education or follow interdisciplinary programs in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The department offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs in English Literature and an M.A. program in Critical and Cultural Studies.

There are double major programs with Philosophy, Psychology and Turkish Language and Literature, leading simultaneously to B.A. degrees in one of these three fields and English Language and Literature. Students from the Management Department may earn a B.A. degree in English Language and Literature by completing the double-major program.

The Department of Western Languages and Literatures also welcomes applications for its new Minor Degree in English Literature. After successfully completing 3 required courses and 4 elective courses, students may earn a minor degree in English Literature.

The department conducts certificate programs in copywriting and film studies which are open to students from other departments, and participates in the American Studies Certificate Program. It also offers university-wide courses in the history and appreciation of arts (music, dance, painting and sculpture, film, photography, drama).

Established

1959

ISCED Code

232

Educational goals and objectives

Students are expected to (1) develop a strong grasp of the historical development of English-language literatures while appreciating the interconnections between them, (2) acquire skills to approach literary texts from a variety of genres, including fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, from critical, theoretical, cultural, and comparative perspectives, (3) cultivate a thorough understanding of philosophical and theoretical movements starting with the Classical Period all the way to the modern period, including working knowledge of modern theoretical frameworks like psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, deconstruction, (4) craft interdisciplinary perspectives by making use of electives and leveraging coursework from other departments to approach creative ways of approaching literary works; (5) develop research, writing, and self-editing skills and craft their rhetoric purposefully that allow them to speak to a diverse range of audiences.

Admission and special requirements

Boğaziçi University admits Turkish nationals based on their performance in the central entrance examination conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), provided they hold a high school diploma or an equivalent qualification. As for international students, they must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent and are required to submit their SAT, TOEFL, IELTS, or BUEPT scores. For more comprehensive details regarding necessary documents for undergraduate applications, please visit http://intl.bogazici.edu.tr/?q=required-documents-undergraduate-application.

Acknowledgement of previous learning

ARTICLE 14 - (1) The credits of the courses taken by students at a higher education institution are transferred with the decision of the relevant board of directors and can be counted as a substitute for the obligations in the registered undergraduate program.

(2) The following rules are applied for course substitution:

a) The transfer of course credits with a grade of at least CC can be made by the relevant board of directors on the condition that they have been completed in a previous institution but are not counted towards a diploma degree, and students have been exmatriculated from that institution.

Graduation requirements

Program learning outcomes

1. Recognizes the importance of becoming free thinkers and fostering a critical mindset, strong analytical skills, and linguistic sensibility.
2. Develops the capability to critically engage with and analyze literary texts across various genres, including novels, poems, plays, and essays, cultivates an understanding of the historical evolution of different literary forms, while honing the ability to scrutinize the subtleties in language, style, and structure.
3. Gains proficiency in analyzing the formal aspects and techniques of diverse literary genres, informed by historical, cultural, and comparative approaches.
4. Undertakes rigorous study of the histories of the English language and English-language literary traditions, their interconnectedness, fostering critical perspectives on the relationship between language and literature.
5. Learns to approach literary texts from historical, linguistic, formal, and socio-cultural perspectives, facilitating comprehensive examinations of textual language, style, and structure, develops comparative perspectives by juxtaposing works from distinct time periods and cultures, exploring both their similarities and differences.
6. Understands a wide range of critical theories and their historical developments, such as formalism, structuralism, feminism, and post-colonialism, and not only to apply them in the literary interpretation process but also to approach theories themselves critically.
7. Contemplates the ethical dimensions of text interpretation, encompassing authorial intent and cultural sensibility, and cultivates an acute awareness of power dynamics within languages, societies, literary works, and literary networks.
8. Refines skills in critical writing, learning to construct of cogent arguments substantiated by textual evidence, as well as the art of self-revision.
9. Investigates the interplay between literature and various art forms by means of elective courses within the department, forging interdisciplinary links and new expressive possibilities, understands how literature interacts with other art and media forms in the modern world.
10. Acquires research skills, learning to develop well-informed opinions by consulting various sources and platforms, learns to express critical perspectives effectively, engaging in debates on literary topics, defending and articulating critical interpretations, and presenting literary topics to diverse audiences.
    
    

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