ECTS - Shakespeare`s Problem Plays
Shakespeare`s Problem Plays (ELIT507) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Shakespeare`s Problem Plays | ELIT507 | 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 | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| 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;
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| 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 | Schanzer’dan ilgili bölümlerin okunması 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 | Measure for Measure | Read Merchant of Venice |
| 8 | Merchant of Venice | Finish Merchant of Venice |
| 9 | Julius Caesar | Read Julius Caesar |
| 10 | Julius Caesar | |
| 11 | Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 12 | Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 13 | Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 14 | Odds’n Ends | |
| 15 | Revision | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition. |
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| 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 | |
| 10. Kenneth Muir and Stanley Wells, Aspects of Shakespeare’s Problem Plays | |
| Other Sources | 5. Stephen Greenblatt, Shakespearean Negotiations |
| 6. A. R. Braunmuller and Michael Hattaway, The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Studies (especially Hattaway, Heinemann, Watson) | |
| 7. Russ MacDonald, The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare | |
| 8. Margaret Roftus Ranald, Shakespeare and His Social Context | |
| 9. 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 |
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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 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 |
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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 | 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 | ||