COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN DRAMA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 2027 AMERICAN DRAMA COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EVRIM ERSÖZ KOÇ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course aims at discussing the development of American drama by focusing on selected texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have information on the major works of American theatre within its historical context
2   Know the basic concepts in the theory of the theatre
3   Read major works critically by considering their social and historical place within the development of American theatre
4   Be able to explain the role of theatre on the development of culture and civilization
5   Create a general interest and appreciation on theatrical works

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 Nature of Theatre & Reading a Play Reading and Discussion
3 History of Theater Reading and Discussion
4 O'Neill, Eugene. The Hairy Ape Reading and Discussion
5 O'Neill, Eugene. The Hairy Ape Reading and Discussion
6 Wilder, Thornton. Our Town Reading and Discussion
7 Midterm
8 Wilder, Thornton. Our Town Reading and Discussion
9 Williams, Tennessee. Suddenly Last Summer Reading and Discussion
10 Williams, Tennessee. Suddenly Last Summer Reading and Discussion
11 Miller, Arthur. A View from Bridge Reading and Discussion
12 Miller, Arthur. A View from Bridge Reading and Discussion
13 Albee, Edward. The Zoo Story Reading and Discussion
14 Albee, Edward. The Zoo Story Reading and Discussion
15 General Evaluation
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

The plays mentioned in the course outline will be used as primary sources.
Aristotle. Poetics. Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1974/1974-h/1974-h.htm
Brockett, Oscar G. The Script. The Essential Theatre. 5th ed. Harcourt Brace College Pub., 1991, pp. 36-55.
Esslin, Martin. An Anatomy of Drama. Hill and Wang, 1976.
Jacobus, Lee A. Introduction: Thinking about Drama. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama. St. Martin s Press, 1996, pp.1-22.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures: The information about how students can evaluate the works from different perspectives will be given by focusing on theatre theory. Then, the selected plays will be examined critically by constant references to the theoretical basis.
2. Discussion: It helps students reach a broader perspective by sharing their views in class
3. Films: It helps student see how plays are adapted to cinema
4. Midterm: It evaluates the performance of the student in the first half of the term.
5. Final: It evaluates the performance of the student during the term.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

At the end of this course:
1. students will read the plays by considering their periodical characteristics
2. students will use critical approach in studying the plays by benefiting from the theories
3. students will have detailed information on the development of American theatre

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

None

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evrim.ersoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

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.344
LO.4
LO.5

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