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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
AMERICAN DRAMA AND PERFORMANCE ACL376 - 3 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) analyze the selected dramatic text/s from American drama for the performance,
2) acquire basic acting and theatre techniques,
3) contribute to the performance of the selected play on stage.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course is a performance-based course. In the course, selected plays from American drama will be analyzed and practiced for performance. The course also covers fundamental acting techniques. Students stage the selected play for the course at the end of the semester.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Selection of the Dramatic Text
2nd Week Role Distribution
3rd Week Textual Analysis of the Selected Play
4th Week Rehearsals
5th Week Rehearsals
6th Week Rehearsals
7th Week Midterm Examination
8th Week Rehearsals
9th Week Rehearsals
10th Week Rehearsals
11th Week Rehearsals
12th Week General Rehearsal
13th Week Final Rehearsal
14th Week Performance
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGEvans, Cherly. Acting and Theatre. Usborne, 1992.
Hischak, Thomas S. Theatre as Human Action.An Introduction to Human Arts, Rowman & Littlefiled, 2019.
McGraw-Hill, Glencoe. Theatre: Art in Action. McGraw-Hill, 2004.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term120
Practice330
Attendance110
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14456
Preparation for Final exam122
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam133
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Performance Practice2612
Total Workload119
Total Workload / 303,96
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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