Selected dramatic works of Shakespeare
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes |
Programme Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
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1) To explore the dramatic works of Shakespeare |
1, 2 |
1,2,3 |
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2) For the students to gain knowledge in the intellectual and cultural background of Shakespeare’s plays, and to become acquainted with the concepts and terminology used in the analysis of dramatic texts |
1, 7, 10 |
1,2,3 |
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3) To equip the students with the necessary critical faculties, analytical approaches, an interdisciplinary vision and analytical, interpretative and inference skills for a successful understanding of Shakespeare’s plays |
1, 2, 3 |
1,2,3 |
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4)To analyse selected dramatic works of Shakespeare |
1, 2, 7 |
1,2,3 |
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5)To equip the students with knowledge of Shakespeare as a playwright and his intellectual and cultural background |
2, 3, 7 |
1,2,3 |
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6)To understand the development of Shakespearean drama |
2, 7 |
1,2,3 |
A |
Course Flow
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
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1 |
Introduction to the drama and theatre of the English Renaissance: the predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare, the conditions of performance, public and private theatres, censorship William Shakespeare: life and career Early printing of Shakespeare’s plays and the First Folio |
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The Tudor Age: A socio-political overview Tudor chroniclers and the English history play Richard II |
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3 |
Richard II |
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4 |
Richard II |
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5 |
Introduction to Shakespeare’s comedies A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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6 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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7 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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8 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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9 |
Introduction to Shakespeare’s Tragedies Hamlet |
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10 |
Hamlet |
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11 |
Hamlet |
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12 |
Hamlet |
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13 |
Macbeth |
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14 |
Macbeth |
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15 |
Macbeth REVISION |
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Recommended Sources
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Textbook |
Individual plays |
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Additional Resources |
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Material Sharing
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Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
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Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
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Mid-Term |
1 |
30 |
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Class Performance |
1 |
20 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
50 |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
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Total |
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100 |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc. |
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The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature. |
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The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis. |
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x |
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The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies |
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x |
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Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility |
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x |
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Effective communication skills. |
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X |
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A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements. |
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An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice. |
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X |
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A knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period. |
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The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics. |
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X |
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ECTS
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
40 |
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Hours for out of class study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
6 |
90 |
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Quiz preparation |
3 |
8 |
24 |
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Total Work Load |
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154 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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6.16 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |