COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXT ANALYSIS-ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSB 1003 TEXT ANALYSIS-ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Department of Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IŞINSU ERSAN ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Stage Design
Play Writing - Dramaturgy

Course Objective

To introduce, the students, to the basic characteristics of the main genres from Ancient Greek to Renaissance, parallel to the main concepts od the art of drama; and help them develop the skills to express those verbally and orally.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To evaluate the characteristics of the content and the form of a stage play text according to a specific genre,
2   To conceal the author text relation,
3   To establish bridges between the text and the era characteristics,
4   To establish bridges between the text and the era characteristics,
5   To make comparisons between different interpretations and opinions,
6   To express the ideas both orally and verbally.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Evaluation of the thoughts about context and the form of the tragedy in Aristotle's Poetics.
2 The play writing of Aeschylus and his play The Persians
3 Prometheus
4 The play writing of Aeschylus
5 Kral Oidipus (King Oidipus)
6 Antıgone
7 The play writing of Euripides
8 Medeia
9 Midterm Exam I
10 Old Comedy and Aristophanes
11 Eşek Arıları (Wasps) and Lysistrata
12 New Comedy and Plautus
13 Çömlek (Aulularia)
14 End of the year Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

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.
Koot, Jan; Antik Tragedyalar ve Çağdaş Yorumları, Çev: Ayşe Selen,Mitos-Boyut Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006.
Latacz, Joachim; Antik Yunan Tragedyaları, Çev. Yılmaz Onay, Mitos-Boyut Yayınları, Istanbul,2006.
Frıedell, Egon; Antik Yunan kültür Tarihi, Çev. Necati Aça, Dost yay, Ankara,1999.
Eagleton, Terry; Tatlı Şiddet- Trajik Kavramı, Çev: Kutlu Tunca, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul 2012
Thomson, George; Aiskhylos ve Atina; Çev: Mehmet H. Doğan, Payel Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1990.
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, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The main method in the lectures is the discussions to help the students understand the characteristics covered, after the lecturer states the context and form characteristics of a stage play text.
These discussions, aim to lead the students to create new and unique ideas and comparisons between different ones as well as the new information taken lately.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The comprahension of the genre, literary movement and author of the play, characteristics of those, are the base in the exam evaluations.
Another significant part is to prove this characteristics with examples from the plays and capacity to make comparisons.
As the basis of the evaluation consists of the written exams, it is very important for students to use a very fluent, rich and correct language to express the ideas and thoughts.

Assessment Criteria

It is significant to deliver the papers complete and on time, to do sufficient research of sources and using them in ethical way and make correct use of that.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are responsible for the reading of the sources about stage play texts as well as the play texts to be held in the class in advance.
Students are to fulfil the personal responsibilities without delays, about any kind of given research and paper in the program of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

isinsu.ersan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Mondays 09.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 7 2 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 3 1 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 57

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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