Course Syllabus Modern Drama 1. 2. 3. 4. '. 6. *. ..

Course Number 2202616 Course Credit 3 credits Course Title Modern Drama Faculty / Department raduate !c"ool# Department o$ %n&lis" !emester First (cademic )ear 2006 +nstructor / (cademic !ta$$ (ssistant ,ro$essor Dr. Carina C"otira-e Condition/ ,rere0uisite 1 2. !tatus %lecti3e 10. Curriculum Master o$ (rts 11. De&ree raduate 12. 4ours / 5ee6 3 "ours 13. Course Description De3elopment o$ modern drama in %urope and (merica7 important mo3ements and trends -it" emp"asis on si&ni$icant contemporary 8ritis" and (merican play-ri&"ts 14. Course 9utline a. :earnin& 9b;ecti3es / 8e"a3ioral 9b;ecti3es 1. read t"e selected plays by contemporary 8ritis" and (merican play-ri&"ts 2. -rite critical# -ell1or&ani<ed essays on t"e -or6s pre$erably demonstratin& $res" insi&"t and e=tensi3e researc" on rele3ant critical te=ts 3. participate acti3ely in class discussions as -ell &i3in& oral presentations o$ c"osen topics o$ interest b. :earnin& Contents 5ee6 1 >une '#. +ntroduction to t"e Course# Drama as literary te=ts 5ee6 2 >une 1' ?ealism in Modern Drama @A Dolls House) 5ee6 3 >une 20# 22 Naturalism in Modern Drama @Miss Julie) 5ee6 4 5ee6 ' 5ee6 6 5ee6 * 5ee6 . 5ee6 2 5ee6 10 5ee6 11 5ee6 12 5ee6 13 5ee6 14 5ee6 1' 5ee6 16 5ee6 1* >une 2*# 22 >uly 4# 6 >uly 13 >uly 1.# 20 >uly 2'# 2* (u&. 1# 3 (u&. .# 10 (u&. 1'# 1* (u&. 22# 24 (u&. 22# 31 !ept. '# * !ept 12# 14 !ept. 12# 21 %=pressionism in Modern Drama @The Emperor Jones) !ocial Criticism in 8ritis" Drama @Look Back in Anger) !ocial Criticism in (merican Drama (The Crucible) T"e T"eatre o$ t"e (bsurd @The Caretaker) The American Dream osencrant! an" #uil"enstern Are Dea" Angels in America Clou" $ine Class presentations

c. Met"od :ecture and discussion 100 percent d. Media Transparencies/ CDs e. (ssi&nment t"rou&" Net-or6 !ystem 1 $. %3aluation i. (ssessment o$ academic 6no-led&e 60 percent ii. (ssessment o$ t"e assi&ned tas6s 40 percent T"e e3aluation -ill be bot" criterion1based and &roup1based -it" letter &rades assi&ned accordin& to t"e $ollo-in& criteria/ .0 or abo3e A ( 60164 A C *'1*2 A 8B ''1'2 A DB *01*4 A 8 '01'4 A D 6'162 A CB less t"an '0 A F 1'. ?eadin& :ist a. ?e0uired Te=ts/ 4enri6 +bsen# A Dolls House (u&ust !trindber&# Miss Julie eor&e 8ernard !"a-# Mrs %arrens &ro'ession %u&ene 9CNeill( The Emperor Jones >o"n 9sborne# Look Back in Anger (rt"ur Miller# The Crucible 4arold ,inter# The Caretaker %d-ard (lbee# The American Dream Tom !toppard# osencrant! an" #uil"enstern are Dea" Tony Dus"ner# Angels in America Caryl C"urc"ill# Clou" $ine b. !upplementary Te=ts/ 8i&sby# C.5.%. Mo"ern American Drama )*+,-)**./ Cambrid&e/ Cambrid&e E,# 1222. 8i&sby# C"ristop"er. Contemporar0 American &la01rights/ Cambrid&e/ Cambrid&e E,# 1222. 8ordman# erald. The 23'or" Companion to Contemporar0 American Theatre/ Ne)or6/ 9=$ord E,# 1222. !tyan# >.:. Mo"ern Drama in Theor0 an" &ractice @Fol.+1+++G / Cambrid&e/ Cambrid&e E,# 12.1. 16. Teac"er %3aluation a. :ecture b. (d;ustments in t"e number o$ assi&ned boo6s c. T"is course -ill s"arpen studentsC intellectual capacity t"rou&" intense discussion. 5it" speci$ic illustrations $rom t"e plays discussed# t"is course -ill also "i&"li&"t t"e issues o$ et"ics and moral responsibility and t"eir rele3ance to studentsC li3es as citi<ens in society.