Selected Topics in Modern Drama I

Course Code:

CPLT 287

Semester:

Fall

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

This course explores the legacy of Shakespeare in twentieth-century drama with a study of adaptations of his plays by playwrights such as Eugene Ionesco, Bertolt Brecht, Tom Stoppard and Edward Bond

Course Content:

Selected plays by Eugene Ionesco, Bertolt Brecht, Tom Stoppard and Edward Bond

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Programme Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1)To explore the prominent dramatic works of Eugene Ionesco, Bertolt Brecht, Tom Stoppard and Edward Bond	1, 2	1,2,3	A
2) For the students to gain knowledge in the intellectual and cultural background of twentieth-century drama and to become acquainted with the concepts and terminology used in the analysis of dramatic texts.	1, 2, 3, 10	1,2,3	A
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 legacy in twentieth-century drama.	1, 2, 3, 10	1,2,3	A
4)To analyse selected dramatic works by Eugene Ionesco, Bertolt Brecht, Tom Stoppard and Edward Bond	1, 2	1,2,3	A
5)To equip the students with knowledge of the socio-political and intellectual framework of adaptations of Shakespeare in twentieth-century drama	1, 2, 3	1,2,3	A
6)To understand the development of adaptation as a dramatic genre in the twentieth-century	1, 2, 3	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Shakespeare’s legacy in twentieth-century drama: an overview
2	Adaptation as a dramatic genre
3	Satirical adaptations Eugene Ionesco, Macbett
4	Ionesco, Macbett
5	Ionesco, Macbett
6	Absurdist adaptations Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead
7	Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead
8	Rosencrantz and Guidernstern are Dead
9	MIDTERM EXAM
10	Marxism and Shakespeare Bertolt Brecht’s views on Shakespearean drama Extracts from Brecht on Shakespeare
11	Brecht, Coriolanus
12	Brecht, Coriolanus
13	Edward Bond and rational theatre Bond, Lear
14	Bond, Lear
15	REVISION

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-Term	1	30
Class Performance	1	20
Final Exam	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME
No	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Programme Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.				x
2	The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature.					x
3	The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.			X
4	The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies		x
5	Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility			X
6	Effective communication skills.		X
7	A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements.		X
8	An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice.			X
9	A knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period.					x
10	The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics.			X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for out of class study (Pre-study, practice)	15	4	60
Quiz preparation	2	8	16


Total Work Load			121
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4.84
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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