Contemporary Drama (ELIT509) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Contemporary Drama ELIT509 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 analysing different types of plays in Western Drama, historical and social events preparing the emergence of paritular types and the effects of Western Drama on Contemporary British Drama.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • comprehend the contemporary dramatic developments and the conditions that prepared the developments in contemporary drama,
  • know the types and features of different plays written in the 20th and the 21st century,
  • can comment on the plays from historical and cultural contexts,
  • can write an academic paper on the selected plays.
Course Content Contemporary theatre in the 20th and 21st centuries and selected plays.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: outlook for 20th century drama Research
2 Political developments in contemporary Britain Research: Political developments in contemporary Britain
3 Social developments in contemporary Britain Research: Social developments in contemporary Britain
4 George Bernard Shaw: Candida George Bernard Shaw: Candida
5 Henrik Ibsen: Nora Henrik Ibsen: Nora
6 Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot
7 Harold Pinter: The Birthday Party Harold Pinter: The Birthday Party
8 Midterm Exam
9 Caryl Churchill: Cloud Nine Caryl Churchill: Cloud Nine
10 Edward Bond: Saved Edward Bond: Saved
11 John Arden: Sergeant Musgrave's Dance John Arden: Sergeant Musgrave's Dance
12 Mark Ravenhill: Shopping and Fucking Mark Ravenhill: Shopping and Fucking
13 Sarah Kane: Blasted Sarah Kane: Blasted
14 Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane
15 Tekrar
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. G.B.Shaw. Candida
2. H.Ibsen.Nora
3. Samuel Beckett. Waiting for Godot
4. Harold Pinter. The Birthday Party
5. Caryl Churchill. Cloud Nine
6. Edward Bond. Saved
7. John Arden. Sergeant Musgrave’s Dance
8. Mark Ravenhill. Shopping and Fucking
9. Sarah Kane. Blasted
10. Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 2 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
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 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 12 24
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 125