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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:

ELL402

Course Name:

Modern Drama

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

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:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. LEYLA SAVSAR

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MASOUMEH SEYYEDREZAEI

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	Students of this course learn about theater plays, theater criticism theory and methods, theater terminology, theater genres and periods, concepts and playwrights such as Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Tennessee Williams, John Osborne, Samuel Beckett, Joe Orton, Willy Russell.
Course Content:	This course aims to familiarize the students with theater plays, theories and methods of theater criticism, theater terminology, types and periods of theater, Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Tennessee Williams, John Osborne, Samuel Beckett, Joe Orton, Willy Russell.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to define the social, political and cultural background of 20th century England which caused the transformation of dramatic tradition in English and the emergence of new subtypes.
2) To be able to use the terminology used in the analysis of contemporary dramatic works
3) To be able to recognize the main elements of contemporary dramatic works closely and to define them in various plays.
4) To have deep knowledge on various important examples and to be able to list different subtypes of contemporary drama.
5) To be able to use contemporary analytical concepts and tools for reading and answering important dramatic works

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	• General Introduction to the course	• Foundational dramatic concepts
2)	• Henrik Ibsen	• A Doll’s House
3)	• Henrik Ibsen	• A Doll’s House
4)	• Henrik Ibsen	• A Doll’s House
5)	• Luigi Pirandello	• Six Characters in Search of an Author
6)	• Luigi Pirandello	• Six Characters in Search of an Author
7)	• Luigi Pirandello	• Six Characters in Search of an Author
8)	• Midterm Exam
9)	• Bertolt Brecht	• Mother Courage and Her Children
10)	• Bertolt Brecht	• Mother Courage and Her Children
11)	• Samuel Becket	• Waiting for Godot
12)	• Samuel Becket	• Waiting for Godot
13)	• Edward Albee	• Zoo Story
14)	• Top Stoppard	• Arcadia
15)	• Top Stoppard	• Arcadia

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Selected plays
References:	Selected plays

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.	3	3	3	3	3
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.	2	2	2	2	2
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.	2	2	2	2	2
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.	3	3	3	3	3
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.	3	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.	3
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.	2
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.	2
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
Quizzes	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 45
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Study Hours Out of Class	16	80
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		123