Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TOM 2005	BODY MOVEMENT I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4

Offered By

Performance Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SIBEL ERDENK

Offered to

Performance Arts

Course Objective

This course aims to teach the means of physical expression theoritically and practically besides the image-sense relation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students who succesfully complete this course should be able to:develope the movement knowledge in theory and practice.
2	learn the means of physical expression by using classic and contemporary methods.
3	do creative and original works by movement
4	search personal abilities besides standart physical ones and use them.
5	gain artistic evaluation ability standing by the required criteria after the presentation.
6	discover the relation between movement and stage and in this sense to use the cultural knowledge.
7	to create original subjects in their presentation and shape it with the course data and the wright desing.
8	to have knowledge on the works in movement, the different and contemporary methods used.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

TOM 1006 - Movement Science II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Technical practices
2	Technical practices
3	Practice
4	Practice
5	Practice
6	Practice
7	Evaluation of Practice
8	Technical practices
9	Practice on means of physical expression on particular subject.
10	Evaluation of the presentation on means of physical expression on particular subject.
11	Practice on means of physical expression on particular subject.
12	Evaluation of the presentation on means of physical expression on particular subject.
13	The revision of technical information learned in term.
14	Evaluation of end of term study.

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Eric Franklin, Dance Imagery for Technique&performance, human Kinetics,U.S.A.,1996
Litz Pisk, Aktör ve Bedeni,Devlet Tiyatroları Iç Eğitim Dizisi,No:A23
Rudolf Laban- The Mastery of Movement, Northcote House, United Kingdom 1992
Irmgard Bartinieff-Dori Levis-Body Movement,Gordon and Brech Publisher,U.S.A. 1993
Additional Sources:
Eugenio Barba& Nicolas Savares, A Dictionary of Theatre Antropology,Routletge,N.Y.,1991
Alexander Technique- Chris Stevens, United Kingdom,1995
John Gray, Alexander Tekniği Rehberi, Imge Kitabevi,Ankara 1999
Complementary Materials:
Setting materials,costume, accesoireses. Music or visual materials

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Courses
The lecturer makes improvisation exercises in which the students understand the connection between three fundemental material (speaking-movement-emotion) of acting and the means of physical expression.
2- Practices
The theory and practices are transformed into a personal work by the student. These works should be tirades. The causality of the music, light, setting and costumes required for the work should be explained.
3- Class Discussion
The projects made by students are discussed and critisized in the class. The criteria is that the work is right and effective . Student observes the effect on the audience. That helps to increase the quality and the creativity of the latter productions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	PRC	PRACTICE
2	ATT	ATTENDANCE
3	COM	COMMITTEE
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	PRC * 0.80 + ATT * 0.10 + COM * 0.10

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

*Evaluation phase requires advance physical ability, high concentration in class, group work ability, creativity and originality and absolute dicipline.
*Grades depand on attendance(1), concentration and creativity(2), success in presentation(3), positive contribution in class(4).

Assessment Criteria

The criteria stated above

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- required %80 of attendence
2- Student can't enter the class after the lesson starts.
3- It is an obligation to read the play for participation.
4- Improper behaviours are the cause of being put out of the class.
5- Being absent in presentation day is equal not doing the presentation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

assoc. prof. dr. Sibel Erdenk
sibelerdenk@gmail.com

Office Hours

Thursday 10.00-11.00

Work Placement(s)