Topics in Drama (ELIT510) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Topics in Drama ELIT510 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims at introducing the students to the origins of western theatre, to elements of theatre ,and to types and forms of drama.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be knowledgable of the origins of western theatre and drama,
  • will be familiar with such types of drama as tragedy, comedy, farce, melodrama and musical in addition to learning about dramatic and postdramatic theatre,
  • are able to analyse a play of their choice within the light of the information provided in lessons.
Course Content The origins of western theatre, elements of theatre, types and forms of drama.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Research
2 Euripides Euripides
3 Shakespeare Shakespeare
4 G.B. Shaw G.B. Shaw
5 Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen
6 August Strindberg August Strindberg
7 Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello
8 Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht
9 Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud
10 Eugene Ionesco. Eugene Ionesco.
11 Alan Ayckbourne Alan Ayckbourne
12 Caryl Churchill Caryl Churchill
13 Howard Brenton Howard Brenton
14 Sarah Kane ve Mark Ravenhill Sarah Kane ve Mark Ravenhill
15 General evaluation
16 Final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Aristotle. Poetics
2. Euripides, Medea
3. Shakespeare, Macbeth
4. G.B.Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession
5. H.Ibsen, Ghosts
6. Strindberg, The Father
7. Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author
8. Brecht, Mother Courage
9. Artaut, Ubu Roi
10. Ionesco, Rhineceros
11. Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
12. Ayckbourne, Sisterly Feelings
13. Caryl Churchill, Top Girls
14. Brenton, Romans of Britain
15. Sarah Kane, Blasted
16. Mark Ravenhill, Shopping and Fucking

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 40
Presentation 2 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

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

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing. X
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature. X
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts. X
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects. X
5 To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. X
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures. X
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field. X
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking. X
9 To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research. X
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production. X
11 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. X
12 To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language. X
13 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 15 3 45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 5 10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 128