Film Studies (ELIT635) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Film Studies ELIT635 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to analyse the relationship between the important texts from English Literature and their film adaptations.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • learn the basic concepts regarding the film adaptations of literary works,
  • improve their synopsis writing skills,
  • acquire the ability to make scholarly comments on a specific film genre.
Course Content Film adaptations of literary texts.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction The reading of the related chapters of the source materials
2 Monty Python and the Holy Grail Text and the film adaptation
3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail Text and the film adaptation
4 Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Text and the film adaptation
5 Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Metin ve film adaptasyonu
6 Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre Text and the film adaptation
7 Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre Text and the movie adaptation
8 Midterm Exam
9 Kazuo Ishiguro: The Remains of the Day Text and the film adaptation
10 Kazuo Ishiguro: The Remains of the Day Text and the movie adaptation
11 Irvine Welsh: Trainspotting Text and the film adaptation
12 Irvine Welsh: Trainspotting Text and the film adaptation
13 Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Text and the film adaptation of 1996
14 Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Text and the film adaptation of 1996
15 Revision
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Cahir, Constanzo Linda. Literature into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches. USA: McFarland & Company, 2006.
2. Desmond, M. John, Peter Hawkes. Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature. Boston: Mc Graw Hill, 2006.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
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
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 6 18
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 7 7
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 125