ECTS - Shakespeare: Problem Plays

Shakespeare: Problem Plays (ELIT612) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Shakespeare: Problem Plays ELIT612 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course evaluates the critically labeled “problem plays” of Shakespeare, plays, which are termed as such due to the problems critics had in identifying their genre together with the difficulties they present in terms of politics, morality, gender and religion and the cultural and social problems inherent in them.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • brings a definition to Shakespeare’s problem plays,
  • understand the formal qualities of Shakespeare’s problem plays,
  • understand the social and political aspects of Shakespeare’s problem plays,
  • are able to make intensive research and write academically on Shakespeare’s problem plays.
Course Content Analysis of Shakespeare's Problem Plays.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Defining the problem play
2 Theoretical background, Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida
3 Troilus and Cressida Finish reading Troilus and Cressida, Read chapters in Hillman, Thomas and Schanzer
4 All’s Well that Ends Well Finish reading All’s Well that Ends Well. Read chapters in Hillman, Thomas and Schanzer
5 All’s Well that Ends Well Measure for Measure
6 Measure for Measure Finish reading Measure for Measure. Read chapters in Hillman, Thomas and Schanzer
7 Merchant of Venice Read Merchant of Venice
8 Midterm Exam REview
9 Merchant of Venice Finish Merchant of Venice
10 Julius Caesar Read Julius Caesar
11 Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
12 Hamlet Hamlet
13 Hamlet Hamlet
14 Hamlet Hamlet
15 Hamlet Hamlet
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition.
2. Ernest Schanzer, The Problem Plays of Shakespeare
3. Vivian Thomas The Moral Universe of Shakespeare’s Problem Plays
4. Richard Hillman, William Shakespeare: The Problem Plays
5. Kenneth Muir and Stanley Wells, Aspects of Shakespeare’s Problem Plays
Other Sources 6. Stephen Greenblatt, Shakespearean Negotiations
7. A. R. Braunmuller and Michael Hattaway, The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Studies (especially Hattaway, Heinemann, Watson)
8. Russ MacDonald, The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare
9. Margaret Roftus Ranald, Shakespeare and His Social Context
10. Stephen Orgel and Sean Keilen, Political Shakespeare

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 20
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 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 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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 125