TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to acquire knowledge of the classical origins of tragedy and comedy and how they have been developed by major European/British playwrights, 2) will be able to understand the basic elements of drama (e.g. soliloquy, act, scene) and critically analyze a dramatic text.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course will focus on the origins, development, and elements of drama, examining representative texts by major playwrights such as Euripides, Shakespeare, and Moliere.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Origins of Drama; Grange, ?The Origin of Theatre in Athens? 2nd Week Elements of Classical Tragedy; Aristotle, from Poetics (c. 334-323 B.C.E) 3rd Week Sophocles, Antigone (441 B.C.E) 4th Week Medieval Drama: Introduction; Grange, ?The Theatre of the Middle Ages?; Anonymous, Everyman (c. 1495) 5th Week Renaissance Tragedy: Introduction; Grange, Chapter 4 ?The Theatre of Elizabethan England?; Shakespeare, Hamlet (1601) 6th Week Shakespeare, Hamlet (1601) 7th Week Elements of Greek Comedy: Introduction; Aristophanes, Lysistrata (411 B.C.E.) 8th Week MID-TERM EXAMINATION; Renaissance Comedy: Introduction 9th Week Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night?s Dream (1600) 10th Week Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night?s Dream (1600) 11th Week The ?Great Age? of French Drama: Introduction; Grange, ?The Theatre of France to 1658?; Moliere, Tartuffe (1669) 12th Week Moliere, Tartuffe
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Grange, William. A Primer in Theatre History: From the Greeks to the Spanish Golden Age. Lanham, UP of America, 2013. (Ebook Central) Course Pack; Handouts
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Other,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 2 10 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 exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Total Workload Total Workload / 30 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No