COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRIMER STUDIES ON SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BEFORE STAGING II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSA 5112 PRIMER STUDIES ON SHAKESPEARE PLAYS BEFORE STAGING II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖZDEMIR NUTKU

Offered to

Performing Arts

Course Objective

Introducing the atmosphere, manner and codes for Shakespearean plays, to the acting students

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Applied introduction of manner and style in Clasic Acting
2   Trying to apply aesthetic values especially in Shakespearean Acting
3   Particular subjects to be careful in contemporary adaptations of Shakespearean plays
4   Practices to do on this subject matter.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Working on a soliloquy of Hamlet
2 Working on a soliloquy of Othello
3 Portia character in The Merchant Of Venice
4 Katherine character in The Taming Of The Shrew
5 Introduction to Pair Practices
6 Petruchio-Katherine
7 Portia-Shylock
8 Othello-Desdemona
9 Othello-Iago
10 From Petruchio to Sir Toby
11 From Edkund to Iago, from Iago to Richard III
12 The manner and codes in Shakespearean Period
13 From Katherine to Portia, From Portia to Katherine
14 Coding the soliloquies and sub-text factors

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak: Özdemir Nutku, Oyuncunun Çalışması, Alkım Yayınları, Istanbul
Yardımcı kaynaklar: Yardımcı kaynaklar: Adler, Stella, Aktörlük Sanatı, çev. N. Uğur Özüdoğru, itos Boyut Y., Ist. 2007. Brine, Adrian-Michael York, Shakespeare Oyunculuğu, Çev. Ali Neyzi Iş Bank, Kült, Yayınları, Ist. 2000. Cohen, Lola [ed.], The Lee Strasberg Notes, Routledge Publ. London/New York 2010. Eagleton, Terry, William Shakespeare, çev. C. Yalaz, Boğaziçi Üniv. ., Istanbul 1998. Ebert, Gerhard, Doğaçlama, çev. Turhan Yılmaz, Mitos/Boyut Y., Ist. 2004. Greenblatt, Stephen, Shakespeare ve Kültür Birikimi, çev. Nilgül Pelit, Dost Y., Ankara 2001. Magee, Judy, You Don't Have To Be British To Do Shakespeare, Vantage Press, New York 1985. Nutku, Özdemir, Gecenin Maskesi, Mitos/ Boyut Yayınları, Istanbul 1995. Schober, Otto, Beden Dili, çev. S. Özbent, Arion Yayınevi, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Actors learning of manner and movement codes in Shakespearean plays, using their body according to that period s morals (hand codes, greetings etc.) On the other hand, becoming experts in techniques such as stage duel and stage combat

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 5 3 15
Case study 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 5 20 100
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45