English Language and Literature (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI187 | ||||
Course Name: | Visual Thinking | ||||
Semester: | Fall | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. NERGİS ATAÇ | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Gurkan | ||||
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Course Objectives: | The course provides students with a basic understanding of the principles of visual culture. Moreover, the course aims to explore the artistic and theoretical dimensions of visual culture and it allows students to acquire the critical methods necessary to evaluate cinematography and visual expression aesthetically. |
Course Content: | This course is a course about seeing and about how images are constructed to work with and against the way we see. It is especially designed for people who want to share their personal artistic vision with others through image making (still or moving), but it can benefit anyone with an interest in expanding creativity (especially poets, writers, visual artists, and theater artists). |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Dissect and interpret works of art and writings on the visual art field 2) Communicate ideas visually through photographs and moving images 3) Discuss and defend their work verbally and give constructive feedback to others in group critiques. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Course Description: Thinking Visually | |
2) | Structure and Feature of Visual Communication | |
3) | Structure and Feature of Visual Communication | |
4) | Visual language | |
5) | What is cinematic? | |
6) | Cinema as a language | |
7) | Cinematic continuity | |
8) | Camera movements | |
9) | Color & image | |
10) | Visual perception | |
11) | Visual storytelling | |
12) | Moving images, materiaiıty, and the aesthetics of size | |
13) | Moving images, materiaiıty, and the aesthetics of size | |
14) | The elements of film form |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. Blain Brown (2012), Cinematography: theory and practice, imagemaking for cinematographers and directors, Focal Press. 2. Film History: An Introduction – David Bordwell/Kristin Thompson – McGraw Hill 3. Film Art: An Introduction - David Bordwell/Kristin Thompson – McGraw Hill |
References: | IMDB App or Bookmarked, and articles |
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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. | |||||||||||||||
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples. | |||||||||||||||
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. |
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. | |
5) | Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples. | |
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. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 2 | % 40 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 70 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 |
Quizzes | 2 | 6 |
Final | 1 | 3 |
Total Workload | 124 |