SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL2004 | Introduction to Drama | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course will offer the students selected plays from Greek drama to the 20th century European drama with emphasis on the history and dramatic movements of Western drama. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students will learn • to apply the charactersistic points of classical tragedy to plays studied, • to evaluate social psychological and political perspectives in the texts, • to discuss major authors and themes related to different periods, • to present their own perspectives and/or to compare and contrast different concepts in well-developed essays. |
Survey of world drama from the classical age to 20th century. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | General Introduction / Aristotle, Poetics/ definition of tragedy | Reading |
2) | Introduction to Sophocles/ Analysis of the play | Reading |
3) | Sophocles continued | Reading |
4) | Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Drama / Excerpts from Everyman and Dr. Faustus | Reading |
5) | Analysis/ discussion of the plays | Reading |
6) | Introduction to 19th Century Drama-Realism / G. B. Shaw | Reading |
7) | Shaw, Candida continued. | Reading |
8) | Introduction Ibsen: A Doll’s House /Well-made play / Analysis/ discussion of the play | |
9) | Introduction to Naturalism /expressionism / Strindberg /Analysis/ discussion of the play | Reading |
10) | Introduction to Beckett and 20th century drama/ Analysis/ discussion of the play | Reading |
11) | Beckett continued | Reading |
12) | Whose Life is it, anyway? , Brian Clark/ Introduction to P. Shaffer | Reading |
13) | Discussion of. Equus | Reading |
14) | Introduction to H. Pinter/ Discussion of Betrayal | Reading |
15) | Final Examination | |
16) | Final Examination |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. Sophocles: Antigone 2. Anonymous: Everyman 3. C. Marlowe: Dr. Faustus 4. G. B. Shaw: Candida 5. H. Ibsen: A Doll’s House 6. A. Strindberg: Miss Julie 7. S. Beckett: Waiting for Godot 8. H.Pinter: Betrayal Aristrotle, Poetics Anthology of living Theater, Wilson/Goldfarb 7 Plays by Strinberg |
References: | Robert Brustein: Theater of Revolt Eric Bentley :Life of Drama |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 0 |
Quizzes | 3 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 5 | 80 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Quizzes | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 156 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | |
2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | |
3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | |
4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | |
5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |
6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | |
7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | |
8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | |
9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | |
10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | |
11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | |
12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |