Shakespeare`s Tragedies (ELIT506) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Shakespeare`s Tragedies ELIT506 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, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to evaluate Shakespeare's major tragedies.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • can understand the features of Shakespearean tragedy,
  • know the sources of Shakespearean tragedy,
  • are able to analyze Shakespeare's tragedies,
  • know tragedy as a genre.
Course Content Analysis of Shakespeare`s tragedies.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: Overview of Tragedy and Renaissance Drama Related chapters of the selected materials
2 Theoretical background of Shakespearean tragedy Related chapters of the selected material
3 Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet
4 Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
5 Hamlet Hamlet
6 Hamlet Hamlet
7 Othello Othello
8 King Lear King Lear
9 Midterm exam
10 Macbeth Macbeth
11 Anthony and Cleopatra Anthony and Cleopatra
12 Timon of Athens Timon of Athens
13 Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida
14 The effect of the Shakespearean tragedy on contemporary theatre Related chapters of the selected materials
15 Odds’n’Ends
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 2. Arden Shakespeare Third Series Complete Works. Editors: Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan, H. R. Woudhuysen, Richard Proudfoot. Arde Shakespeare Bloomsbury Group, 2021.
Other Sources 3. Russ MacDonald. The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare. Bedfod, 2001.
4. Andrew Gurr. Playgoing in Shakespeare's London. Cambridge Univrsity Press, 2004.
5. Marjorie Garber. Shakespeare After All. Anchor Books, 2005.
7. Harold Bloom. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. Penguin Publishing Group, 1998.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation 1 10
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 X
Major Area Courses
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.
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature.
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts.
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects.
5 To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures.
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field.
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking.
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.
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production.
11 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects.
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.
13 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture.

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 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 126