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ELL3034 | Performance Drama | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fehmi TURGUT | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | This course aims to introduce the majör literary and dramatic traditions of the 20th century in Europe and particularly in the UK. Among these traditions, Ibsen and his Realist drama, Brecht and his Epic theatre; and Shaw, Beckett, Pinter and the Theatre of Absurd will be studied in detail with the examples from the works. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | analyze and criticise various plays written in different periods and with different drama theories | 3,5 | 1,3,5 | LO - 2 : | to make links between theories of drama and stage performance | 1,3,5 | 1,3,5 | LO - 3 : | improve their cultural understandings, studying the play texts which include universal topics and international themes. | 1,5 | 1,3,5 | LO - 4 : | recognise the fact there are lots of similarities between what they witness on the stage and what they experience in daily life. | 1,3,5 | 1,3,5 | 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 | |
20th century European and British Drama.
Dramatic fashions such as Realism, Naturalism, Epic Theatre, Political Theatre and the Theatre of Absurd. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | An Introduction to Modern English Drama. | | Week 2 | Henrik Ibsen and Realist Drama. | | Week 3 | A Doll's House | | Week 4 | A Doll's House | | Week 5 | Anton Chekhov and Chekhovian Dramatic Rule. | | Week 6 | Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theatre. The influence of Peking Opera and Mask Theatre | | Week 7 | Dramatic Theatre vs Epic Theatre. | | Week 8 | Midterm Exam. | | Week 9 | Caucasian Chalk Circle. | | Week 10 | Caucasian Chalk Circle. | | Week 11 | George Bernard Shaw. | | Week 12 | Samuel Beckett.The Theatre of Absurd. | | Week 13 | Harold Pinter. | | Week 14 | The Dumb Waiter. | | Week 15 | The Dumb Waiter. | | Week 16 | Final Exam. | | |
1 | Wandor, Michelene. 1993; Drama Today A Critical Guide to British Drama 1970-1990, Longman Group UK Limited, Essex, England. | | |
1 | Cadden, John. 1992; Drama Appreciation For A Level, Federal Publications (S) Pte Ltd, Kent. | | 2 | Salgado, Gamini. 1980; English Drama - A Critical Introduction, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd, London. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | 04/04/2016 | 1,00 | 30 | Project | 9 10 11 | 23/04/2016 | 2 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 26/05/2016 | 2,00 | 50 | |
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 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Proje | 6 | 3 | 18 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 3 | 18 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 119 |
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