ECTS - American Drama
American Drama (ELIT333) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Drama | ELIT333 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To familiarize students with 20th century and contemporary American drama and its major playwrights. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The historical development of American theater and the analyses of plays by major playwriters. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, theatre in America before 1900s, the birth of American theater, the little theater movement | Reading the Introductory chapters from The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre |
| 2 | Eugene O'neill Emperor Jones (Expressionism, race, Jungian archetypes, language) | Reading: Emperor Jones |
| 3 | Elmer Rice The Adding Machine, Sophie Traedwell Machinal | Reading: Machinal ve The Adding Machine |
| 4 | Awake and Sing- Clifford Odets | Reading and research: Awake and Sing |
| 5 | The Death of a Salesman- Arthur Milller | Reading and research: The Death of a Salesman |
| 6 | Tennessee Willliams- A Streetcar Named Desire | Reading and research: A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 7 | Midterm | Review of the plays |
| 8 | Dutchman- Amiri Baraka | Reading and research: Dutchman |
| 9 | Calm Down Mother- Megan Terry | Reading and research: Calm Down Mother |
| 10 | Henry David Hwang- M. Butterfly | Reading and research: M. Butterfly |
| 11 | M. Butterfly | Reading and research: M. Butterfly |
| 12 | Movie- (Cat on a Hot, Tin Roof or Children's Hour) | Research: Cat on a Hot, Tin Roof or Children's Hour |
| 13 | Oleanna-David Mamet | Reading and research: Oleanna |
| 14 | Midterm | Revision |
| 15 | review | Review |
| 16 | Fİnal |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Contemporary American Drama, C.W.E Bigsby (3 vols) |
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| 2. Companion to Twentieth century American Drama, Colin Chambers (2002) | |
| 3. Types of Drama: Plays and Contexts, Sylvan Barnet, Morton Berman (1997) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| 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 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | X | ||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | X | ||||
| 13 | 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 | ||||
| 14 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||