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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Play Analysis I SSB111 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 1 Fall 2

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sema GÖKTAŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Learning the essential concepts of drama
2) Reading ancient tragedy and comedy
3) Approaching of the dramatic text through an analytical way
4) Consciousness of researching
5) Consciousness of collective working

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
2 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
4 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
5 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

The play concept. The relationship of theatre and drama. The concept of tragedy, introduction and analysis of the first tragedies. The concept of old, middle and new comedy. Aristophanes and Menandros. Writers and comedy in Rome.

Weekly Schedule

1) Social structure in Ancient Greek. Tragedy and Ancient tragedy.
2) External and internal structure of ancient tragedy. Poets of ancient tragedy. Prometheus Bound
3) Antigone
4) Sophokles and King Oidipus
5) Euripides and Medea
6) Euripides and Electra
7) Ancient tragedies; reviewing
8) MIDTERM
9) Ancient comedy. Historical and social conditions.
10) Comedy writers and plays
11) Wasps and Aristophanes
12) Lysistrata
13) Birds
14) Menander and New Comedy. Dyskolos.
15) Romen Comedy. Plautus and Terentius. Miles Gloriosus.
16) FINAL EXAM

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Group Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

50%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Midterm Examination

1

50%

Presentation/Seminar

1

50%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

50%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required