Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ENG4022016136	SHAKESPEARE-II	Compulsory	4	8	5

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 develop as independent learners and thinkers, able to transfer the acquired knowledge and intellectual skills to further academic work or to different employment and life experiences.
2	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;
3	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;

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

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introductory discussion: aim, objectives and content of the course;
2	English theatre in Shakespeare’s time
3	English theatre in Shakespeare’s time:
4	Romeo and Juliet
5	Romeo and Juliet
6	Romeo and Juliet
7	Romeo and Juliet
8	Romeo and Juliet
9	Midterm exam
10	Hamlet
11	Hamlet
12	Hamlet
13	Hamlet
14	Hamlet
15	General evaluation
16	Final exams

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Quiz	8	1	8
Attending Lectures	16	3	48
Self Study	16	3	48
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	8	2	16
Individual Study for Final Examination	15	2	30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1		4	5			4		3		4		5		3				4
LO2	4		4		3		3	4				5	5			5
LO3	5			5	4		4		5	3	5				4			2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High