Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: DRAMA	DİNG106	2. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	5.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	Lectures Reading Handouts Library usage and other learning resources. Group work Discussion and debate Use of the Internet Independent study
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Ece ÇAKIR
Assistants
Goals	First half of course: enhance reading ability enhance interpretive ability Develop critical faculties learn formal elements of the ‘essay’ learn how to discuss and respond to ‘the essay’ write an effective critical response Develop student capability to use ideas. Develop the student's ability to generate ideas. Facilitate the personal development of students.
Course Content	As an introductory course aiming at a literary appreciation of drama, we will discuss specific terms and elements relating to the study of drama in the light of a number of plays that illustrate various kinds of dramatic structure. We will analyze different forms of drama, and explore the selected plays in their various historical, cultural and social contexts.
Learning Outcomes	1) .Explains the basic terms and concepts related to drama. 2) .Summarizes the outlines of the historical development of drama as a literary genre. 3) .Provides the skill to comprehend and analyse texts of drama. 4) .Analyses the development, changes and aspects of drama from the ancient Greek drama to contemporary British drama.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction to the course-Elements of drama	Lecture	Homework
2. Week	Lady Gregory, The Rising of the Moon	Lecture	Homework
3. Week	Elements of classical tragedy: Sophocles, Oedipus Rex	Lecture	Homework
4. Week	Elements of classical tragedy: Sophocles, Oedipus Rex	Lecture	Homework
5. Week	Sophocles, Oedipus Rex	Lecture	Homework
6. Week	Elements of classical tragedy: Euripides, Medea	Lecture	Homework
7. Week	Comparison of Euripides’ Medea and Seneca’s Medea	Lecture	Homework
8. Week	A Comparison of Euripides’ Medea and Seneca’s Medea	Lecture	Homework
9. Week	A Comparison of Euripides’ Medea and Seneca’s Medea	Lecture	Homework
10. Week	Introduction to Roman comedy, elements of comedy	Lecture	Homework
11. Week	Plautus, The Brothers Menaechmus	Lecture	Homework
12. Week	Plautus, The Brothers Menaechmus	Lecture	Homework
13. Week	Plautus, The Brothers Menaechmus	Lecture	Homework
14. Week	General Revision and discussion	Lecture	Homework

Recommended Sources

Brockett, Oscar G. The Theatre: An Introduction

Jacobus, Lee A., The Bedford Introduction to Drama

Pickering, Kenneth, Key Concepts in Drama and Performance

The Norton Anthology of Drama

Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques

One midterm and one final exam

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	4	56
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	11	8	88
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	5	5
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	8	8
	1	1	1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30