COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FORM AND TENDENCY RELATIONS IN PLAYWRITING I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSA 5117 FORM AND TENDENCY RELATIONS IN PLAYWRITING I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UĞUR AKINCI

Offered to

Performing Arts

Course Objective

A comparing survey of two basic Art of Drama genre tragedy and comedy through sample plays from the first examples, concerning its evolution while used within theatrical movements until present time.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Developing the ability of the student to acquire theoretical information in performing arts
2   Increasing student's cultural accummulation of the field
3   Being able to do an academic research and evaluate the results
4   Being able generate review and commentary that are comparison centered
5   Interpreting art movements and trends from a historical perspective are expected

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Emergence of the genre tragedy, broad characteristics and its evolution
2 Emergence of the genre tragedy, broad characteristics and its evolution
3 Emergence of the genre comedy, broad characteristics and its evolution
4 Emergence of the genre comedy, broad characteristics and its evolution
5 Contemporary Examples of Ancient Tragedy Adaptations (Seminar)
6 Contemporary Examples of Ancient Tragedy Adaptations (Seminar)
7 Contemporary Examples of Ancient Tragedy Adaptations (Seminar)
8 Contemporary Examples of Ancient Tragedy Adaptations (Seminar)
9 Contemporary Examples of Ancient Tragedy Adaptations (Seminar)
10 Midterm Exam
11 From Ancient Greek and Roman Comedies to Contemporary Examples (Seminar)
12 From Ancient Greek and Roman Comedies to Contemporary Examples (Seminar)
13 From Ancient Greek and Roman Comedies to Contemporary Examples (Seminar)
14 From Ancient Greek and Roman Comedies to Contemporary Examples (Seminar)

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary Sources: Play texts to be surveyed
Contributive Sources:
Nutku, Özdemir; Dünya Tiyatrosu Tarihi 1. Cilt, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1985.
Şener, Sevda; Dünden Bugüne Tiyatro Düşüncesi, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1998
Şener, Sevda; Yaşamın Kırılma Noktasında Dram Sanatı, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul, 1997.
Şener, Sevda; Tiyatroda Yaşam-Oyun Ilişkisi, Dost Yay, Ankara, 2010
Koot, Jan; Antik TragYunan Tragedyaları, Çev. Yılmaz Onay, Mitos-Boyut Yayınları, Istanbul,2006.
Frıedell, Egon; Antik Yunan ın Kültür Tarihi, Çev. Necati Aça, Dost yay, Ankara,1999.
Erhat, Ezra; Mitoloji Sözlüğü, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1978.
Kuçuradi, Ionna, Sanata Felsefeyle Bakmak, Şiir-Tiyatro Yay, Ankara,1979.
Stenier, George; Tragedyanın Ölümü, Çev. Burç Idem Dinçel, Türkiye Iş Bankası Yayınları, Istanbul,
Brockett, Oscar; Tiyatro Tarihi, Çev: Sevinç Sokullu, Selda B. Öndül, Semih Çelenk, Tülin Sağlam, Sibel Dinçel, Beliz Güçbilmez. Dost Kitabevi, Ankara 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Delivery of Theoretical Information, Research, Evaluation of the Examples

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STA TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STA * 0.70 +ASG* 0.30


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Evaluation methods are applied.

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation methods are applied.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Self Discipline while using sources, delivering papers and seminar presentations

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday: 13.30-15.00 p.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 5 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55