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Course Code: 
CPLT 288
Semester: 
Spring
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
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 B: Presentation 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

 
 

Course Flow

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

 

 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Individual plays

Additional Resources

 

 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 

 
 

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 CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

 
 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Programme Learning Outcomes

Contribution

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

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