COURSE SYLLABUS

ANALYSIS OF EPIC PLAYS

1	Course Title:	ANALYSIS OF EPIC PLAYS
2	Course Code:	GSY4008
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. İBRAHİM KARAHANCI
16	Course Lecturers:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Banu ÇAKMAK DUMAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ikarahanci@uludag.edu.tr 0 224 296 30 12 Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Mudanya / Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to teach what kind of features a play text has in terms of abstract and form and how to deal with the play text analytically as an artist by evaluating in terms of its writer and period. The course aims to make students get the level to discuss artistic quality of any play. In this context, the texts dealt with were written in modern period and are examined under the title counter-reality.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To contribute to the production of drama writers and dramatist graduates in terms of style and content

Learning Outcomes:

1	Knowing political, cultural, historical conditions establishing absurd theatre and the general features of the movement ;
2	Analyzing the play ‘Balcony’ by Jean Genet;
3	Analyzing the play “When waiting Godot?” by Samuel Beckett;
4	Having information a out dramaturgic features of epic theatre the leader of which is Bertoltand player’s approach to text in epic playing ;
5	Analyzing the play ”The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht;
6	Analyzing the play “Caucasian Chalk Circle” by Bertolt Brecht;
7	Analyzing the play “The House of Bernarda Alba” by Lorca;
8	Analyzing the play “Accidental Death of an Anarchist” by Dario Fo;
9	Analyzing the play “One More" and "Mountain Language” by Harold Pinter;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The political, cultural and historical conditions establishing absurd theatre and the general features of the movement
2	Analysis of the play “Balcony” by Jean Genet’
3	Analysis of the play “Balcony” by Jean Genet’: title, play fact?, absurd components, main idea
4	The Analysis of the play “When waiting Godot” by Samuel Beckett: writer, plot, characters, type-form features
5	The Analysis of the play “When waiting Godot” by Samuel Beckett: absurd components, comment and discussion, meaning
6	Dramaturgic features of epic theatre the leader of which is Bertol, player’s approach to text in epic playing?
7	Analysis of the play “The Threepenny Opera” by Brecht: writer, plot, characters, type-form features
8	General Assessment
9	Analysis of the play “The Threepenny Opera” by Brecht: foreignizing components, epic elements, idea
10	Analysis of the play ”KafkasTebeşirDairesi” by Brecht: writer, plot, characters, type-form features
11	Analysis of the play ”Caucasian Chalk Circle” by Brecht: foreigning components? , epic elements, idea
12	The Analysis of the play “The House of Bernarda Alba": writer, Spain theatre, the conditions of Spain, characters, episodes, form features, main idea
13	The Analysis of the play “Accidental Death of an Anarchist“ by Dario Fo: writer, Italian theatre, concept of public theatre ? and text, episodes, characters, form features, main idea
14	Analysis of the short plays “One More" and "Mountain Language” by Harold Pinter : writer, episodes, characters, form features, main idea

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Jean Genet, “Balkon” Samuel Beckett, “Godot’yu Beklerken” Bertolt Brecht, “Üç Kuruşluk Opera”, “Kafkas Tebeşir Dairesi” Lorca, “Bernarda Alba!nın Evi” Dario Fo, “Bir Anarşistin Kaza Sonucu Ölümü” Harold Pinter, “Bir Tek Daha” ,“Dağ Dili” Martin Esslin, “Absürt Tiyatro”, Dost Yayınları Beliz Güçbilmez, “Absürt Tiyatroda İroni”, Tiyatro Araştırmaları Dergisi Ayşegül Yüksel, “Samuel Beckett Tiyatrosu” Bertolt Brecht, “Epik Tiyatro”, “Tiyatro Çalışması”, “Tiyatro İçin Küçük Organon” Nurhan Tekerek, “Geçmişten Günümüze Oyundan Seyirciye”, U.Ü. Basım Evi Metin Balay, “Dario Fo ve Halk Tiyatrosu”, Mitos Boyut Yayınları
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Evaluation is done through midterm and final exams.
Information	Extracurricular studies and class participation are also considered in the assessment.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	25	2	50
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	4	2	8
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	2	2
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			92
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6
LO1	5	5	3	5	5	5
LO2	4	5	3	3	4	5
LO3	3	4	3	3	4	5
LO4	3	4	3	3	4	5
LO5	3	4	3	3	4	5
LO6	3	4	3	3	3	5
LO7	3	4	3	3	3	5
LO8	3	4	3	3	3	5
LO9	3	4	3	3	4	5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High