COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DRAMA IN EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 5031 DRAMA IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BERNA GÜRYAY

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

a) To describe the idea of drama, its evolution, and its history; to talk about the ideas, methods, and phases of psychodrama, creative drama, and pedagogical-educational drama; to describe the features of the drama group process and its potential applications in teaching and learning; and to illustrate these points with real-world examples.
b) To acquire the skill of developing examples related to drama applications in education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Knowledge of the basic concepts of drama.
2   2. Understanding the development and history of drama.
3   3. Ability to explain the similarities and differences between pedagogical drama, creative drama, and theatre.
4   4. Knowledge of the characteristics of drama leadership and dramatist.
5   5. Ability to understand drama stages, techniques and components.
6   6. Knowledge of dramatic fiction components.
7   7. Ability to plan and implement creative drama as a method.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the lesson and course materials.
2 Application of a sample drama plan. Definition of some key drama concepts
3 Application of a sample drama plan. Structure, characteristics, aims and benefits of drama
4 Historical development of drama. Drama and theatre comparison.
5 Components of drama; leader, group, setting, subject. Components of dramatic fiction.
6 Drama techniques
7 Lesson revision and mid-term exam
8 Drama plan in teaching and components of dramatic fiction
9 Definition and application of a process drama plan.
10 Testing and Evaluation in Drama
11 Presentations related to drama in education
12 Presentations related to drama in education
13 Presentations related to drama in education
14 Presentations related to drama in education
15 Presentations related to drama in education
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): McCaslin, N. (2000) Creative Drama in the Classroom. Longman. Supplementary Book(s): Heathcote, D. (1984) Collected Writings on Education and Drama. (Eds. Johnson L.&O Neill C.), Northwestern University Press
Erdoğan, T. (2015) Drama. Eğiten Kitap
References: Adıgüzel, Ö. (2019). Eğitimde yaratıcı drama (6. Baskı). Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Creative drama, narration, discussion, question-answer, observation, group work, preparing and presenting lesson plans using the creative drama method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assignments and presentations, exams, discussion, participation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bernaguryay@gmail.com
berna.yavuz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 09:00-10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 1 13
Student Presentations 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Individual homework preperation (CBIKO Talent Gate) 1 1 1
Group homework preperation 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64
LO.74