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| IDE 303 | English Drama - I | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Asst.Prof.Dr.M.Zeki ÇIRAKLI | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course is intended to give an outline of English Drama as one of the most important components of English Literature that flourished in a period spanning much of the Medieval Ages and part of the English Renaissance. This course also introduces prominent dramatic figures of this period and the analysis of their works, putting them into social, artistic, philosophical context. It is also part of the contention of the course to develop the ability of the students to make an assessment of dramatic texts and enhance their talents in the field of fine arts. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | evaluate and appreciate the visual arts and aspects of theatre which show rather different characteristics from other branches of literature such as poetry, novel. | 4 | 1,6 | | LO - 2 : | gain necessary information regarding literary figures and playwrights that contributed to the development of English Literature. | 5 | 1,6 | | LO - 3 : | have gain competency in dramatizing some important events and putting their experiences of performing arts to good use in their daily lives. | 2 | 1,6 | | LO - 4 : | achieve the necessary insights into the discourse analysis of the plays in terms of style and content | 1 | 1,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| In this course, the history of the theatre as an art form is introduced with visual materials and documents. The main sources of the Medieval English Dramatic Literature are discussed making references to various dramatic texts written in that particular period. Various presentations regarding the Medieval Drama and the English Renaissance drama are conducted by the students, and these presentations are supervised and supplemented as part of classroom activities. The students are provided with background information and knowledge necessary for them to make an assessment of Medieval English Drama and Renaissance Drama. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The Nature of Drama. | | | Week 2 | The Essence of Drama. | | | Week 3 | The Forms of Drama. Tragedy, Comedy, Farce, Satire, Melodrama, Historical Drama, Theatre of the Absurd. | | | Week 4 | Plot. What is Plot? The Technicalities of Plot. | | | Week 5 | Character. Types of Character, The Protagonist, Stock Characters. | | | Week 6 | Thought. Two Types of Thought. | | | Week 7 | Diction. Diction and Mood. Diction and Character. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | The Development of Drama. Greek Drama, Roman Drama, Medieval Drama, Elizabethan Drama. | | | Week 10 | Restoration Drama, Nineteenth Century Drama, Twentieth Century Drama. | | | Week 11 | Shakespeare. Shakespeare and Tragedy. Shakespeare and Comedy. Shakespeare and Dark Comedy. | | | Week 12 | Drama and the Examination. | | | Week 13 | The Written Analysis. | | | Week 14 | Exercises. | | | Week 15 | Examination of The Useful Terms. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Cadden, John. 1992; Drama Appreciation For A Level, Federal Publications (S) Pte Ltd, Kent. | | | |
| 1 | Salgado, Gamini. 1980; A Critical Introduction, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd, London. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 10 | 19/11/2013 | 1 | 30 | | Project | 11
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| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Proje | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 4 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 179 |
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