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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FTA 5075	MELODRAMA STUDIES I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Film Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR DILEK TUNALI

Offered to

Film Design

Course Objective

Study of early exemples in cinema who carries melodramatic tendencies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The comprehension of classical narrative cinema within the context of melodrama,
2	The comprehension of classical narrative cinema within the context of melodrama,
3	Dealing with melodramatic structure in various artistic disciplines comparatively,
4	Study of samples from different disciplines (novel, drama, opera etc.) within the context of intertextuality,
5	Study of early exemples in cinema who carries melodramatic tendencies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to origins of melodrama
2	Evaluation of melodramatic origins through archaic texts and facts
3	Evaluation of melodramatic origins through archaic texts and facts
4	Text evauliations
5	Text evauliations
6	Assignment of report/presentation topics - discussion
7	Midterm
8	Melodrama and the French Revolution
9	Melodrama, society and philosophy
10	General approach to 17th century melodramatic works
11	Study of 17th century melodramatic works
12	18. and 19. th century western novels melodramatics factors
13	Text evauliations
14	Report and presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Peter Brooks-Melodramatic Imagination
Edgar Morin-Cinema or the Imaginary Man
Robert Bechtold Hailman-Tragedy and Melodrama
Ed.Christine Gledhill-Home is Where the Heart is
Dilek Tunalı-Batıdan Doğuya Hollywooddan Yeşilçama Melodram (Melodrama From West to East; Hollywood to Yesilcam)
Michael Bakhtin-Karnavaldan Romana (Selected Articles on language and philosophy)
Hasan Karabulut-Kadına Melodram Yakışır
Nilgün Ağabeysel-Popüler Sinema ve Türler
Ruth Benedict-Kültür Kalıpları (Patterns of Culture)
Phillip Kolker-Değişen Bakış (Altering Eye)
Deborah Lupton-Duygusal Yaşantı (The Emotional Self: a Sociocultural Exploration)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Evaluation Methods" and "Work load Calculation".

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 +FCG * 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	RST	RESIT	MTE * 0.20 +ASG * 0.20 +RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The topic dealed in theoretically is reevaluated by students as a research. In this research, it is expected to provide from analysis and comparative method.

Assessment Criteria

It is measured by examination, presention of report and report which is needed to include a literature review on the topic studied by students, data collection, complation, analysis and its results.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

: dilek.tunali@deu.edu.tr 0533 245 79 00

Office Hours

Thursday 13.30-15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	30	30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	13	3	39
Mid-term exam	1	3	3
Mid-term exam	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	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
LO.1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	3	3
LO.2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	3	3
LO.3	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	1	2	2	3	1
LO.4	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	1	5	1	1	2	3	3
LO.5	5	1	1	5	5	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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