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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ELL004

Course Name:

American Drama

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Araş. Gör. BURAK ASLAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	To describe the origins and development of American theater, to explain important theatrical movements, to classify theater plays from the 20th century to the present, to compare the works of American playwrights, to examine the works in depth in terms of both form and content.
Course Content:	American theater from the 1920s to the present, a comprehensive examination of the plays of distinguished writers such as E. O'Neill, T. Williams, A. Miller, T. Wilder, L. Hellman, L. Hansberry, E. Albee in terms of form and content

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Summarizes the origins and development of American theater
2) Defines the major theatrical movements in America.
3) Examines the plays written in America from the 20th century to the present in terms of both content and form.
4) Approaches plays with a critical perspective

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Origins and phases of American theater
2)	Important theater movements in America
3)	Important theater writers and their works from the 20th century to the present
4)	Examination of T. Williams' theater play A Sreetcar Named Desire
5)	Examination of T. Williams' theater play A Sreetcar Named Desire
6)	Examination of E. Albee's play Zoo Story
7)	Examination of E. Albee's play Zoo Story
8)	Examination of A. Miller's play called Death of a Salesman
9)	Midterm
10)	Analysis of E. O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey into Night
11)	Analysis of E. O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey into Night
12)	Analysis of S. Shepard's play Buried Child
13)	Analysis of S. Shepard's play Buried Child
14)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Gerald Berkowitz. American Drama of the Twentieth Century, 1992. Ruby Cohn. New American Dramatists, 1960-1990, 1992. Hudson Long. American Drama from its Beginnings to the Present, 1970
References:	Gerald Berkowitz. American Drama of the Twentieth Century, 1992. Ruby Cohn. New American Dramatists, 1960-1990, 1992. Hudson Long. American Drama from its Beginnings to the Present, 1970

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.	3	3	3	3
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.	3	3	3	3
6) Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7) Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8) Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9) To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10) Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11) Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12) Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14) Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15) Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4)	Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.	3
5)	Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.	3
6)	Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7)	Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8)	Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9)	To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10)	Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11)	Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12)	Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14)	Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15)	Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 50
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	0	3		42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	0	5		80
Midterms	1	0	2		2
Final	1	0	2		2
Total Workload					126