| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ENG4012016136 | SHAKESPEARE-I | Compulsory | 4 | 7 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The course aims to provide the students with theoretical knowledge and analytical and creative skills as to understand and evaluate literature from an academic point of view by learning through reading literary texts and literary theory and criticism texts, and participating in lectures and seminar discussions. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Erdinç Parlak |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The students will acquire knowledge of the formal and thematic dimensions of the written texts, information on authors and understanding of the social and cultural importance and impact on the production of literary texts; | | 2 | By approaching the texts, think critically and develop critical, analytical and comparative skills; By engaging with analysis and different interpretative perspectives, assess competing historical and critical points of view and understand the relationship between literary theory and practice; | | 3 | Think historically and understand the relationship between the aesthetic dimension of the written text and the wide range of social, cultural and other relevant contexts; |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| The course focuses on one of the major English writers, William Shakespeare, and strengthens the students’ knowledge of the Renaissance author by disclosing the complexity of his life and literary activity. The emphasis is on those aspects of Shakespearean drama and poetry that both represented a continuation of the ancient and medieval literary practice and marked the rise and development of certain literary traditions, thus influencing the literary production of later periods. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introductory discussion: aim, objectives and content of the course; | | | | 2 | Shakespeare’s life and literary activity: general introduction; | | | | 3 | English theatre in Shakespeare’s time: actors in Elizabethan theatre, audience and its expectations, props and costumes, censorship; | | | | 4 | Shakespeare’s comedy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; | | | | 5 | Shakespeare’s historical drama: Richard II; | | | | 6 | Shakespeare’s tragedy: Macbeth; | | | | 7 | Shakespeare’s tragedy: Macbeth; | | | | 8 | Shakespeare’s tragedy: Macbeth; | | | | 9 | Midterm exam | | | | 10 | Shakespeare’s sonnets I; | | | | 11 | Shakespeare’s sonnets II; | | | | 12 | Shakespeare’s sonnets III; | | | | 13 | King Lear; | | | | 14 | King Lear; | | | | 15 | King Lear; | | | | 16 | Final exams | | |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Attending Lectures | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Self Study | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 16 | 2 | 32 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | 5 | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | 5 | | 5 | | | LO2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | 3 | | 4 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | | 4 | | | 4 | 3 | | | LO3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | 4 | | | 5 | | 4 | 4 | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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