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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 3301 AMERICAN CINEMA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

English Translation and Interpreting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ATALAY GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English) English Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

This course aims to conduct a historical survey of major European and American films, and to examine contemporary theories of cinema.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify major directors and films of European cinema 2   To identify major directors and films of American cinema 3   To use the technical terminology of film production 4   To write film analyses 5   To explain major film theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction Discussion 2 Bordwell & Thompson 1-316 "Film Art and Filmmaking," "Film Form" "Film Style" Discussion 3 Bordwell & Thompson "Types of Films" 317-328 Truman Show, dir. Peter Weir Discussion 4 Pleasantville, dir. Gary Ross Discussion 5 Bordwell & Thompson "The Western" 328-332 Belton "The Making of the West" 243-271 Westworld, dir. Michael Crichton Discussion 6 Bordwell & Thompson "Musical" 332-336 Belton "The Musical" 142-162 La La Land, dir. Damien Chazelle Discussion 7 Belton "Horror and Science Fiction" 272-295 Bordwell & Thompson "The Horror Film" 329-332 Annihilation, dir. Alex Garland Discussion 8 Midterm Exam 9 Belton "Horror and Science Fiction" 272-295 ctd The Matrix, dir. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski Discussion 10 her, dir. Spike Jonze Discussion 11 Belton "Film Noir: Somewhere in the Night" 221-241 Sin City, dir. Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez Discussion 12 Belton "War and Cinema" 195-220 Wag the Dog, dir. Barry Levinson Discussion 13 Belton "American Comedy" 163-194 Bordwell & Thompson "Critical Analysis of Films" King of Comedy, dir. Martin Scorsese Discussion 14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Reading Bordwell, David, and Kristin Thompson. Film Art: An Introduction. McGraw Hill, 2008. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. 4th ed. McGraw Hill, 2012. Recommended Reading Lewis, Jon. American Film: A History. W. W. Norton and Company, 2008. Gocsik, Karen, et al. Writing About Movies. W.W. Norton and Company, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Reading, discussion, writing

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 2 LO.2 5 4 4 5 4 5 LO.3 5 4 4 2 LO.4 5 3 5 LO.5 3 5 5