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Course Code ENL 511<br />

Course Title<br />

Shakespeare I<br />

Semester(s) <strong>of</strong>fered Fifth<br />

Language <strong>of</strong> Course English<br />

Lecturer(s)<br />

Asst. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Esin Akalın<br />

Pre-requisit(ies)<br />

None<br />

Co –requisit(ies)<br />

None<br />

Credit Value 3<br />

<strong>ECTS</strong> Value 6<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> Course 15 weeks<br />

Total Student StudyTime 160 hours, including lectures and class discussions.<br />

Objectives<br />

• To focus on Shakespeare’s life, works, theatre and<br />

audiences<br />

• To study selected Shakespearean comedies<br />

• To develop students’ critical understanding <strong>of</strong> the<br />

texts<br />

• To focus on language, theme and structure <strong>of</strong> the<br />

dramatic texts<br />

Syllabus<br />

• Shakespeare’s life and career<br />

• Political/intellectual/social context<br />

• Elizabethan playhouses and Acting Companies<br />

• A brief history <strong>of</strong> the Globe Theatre<br />

• Shakespeare’s texts and descriptions <strong>of</strong> the formats<br />

• Shakespearean Comedy: Romantic Comedies,<br />

Festive Comedies, Romances<br />

• Shakespeare’s sources<br />

• Literary Elements: Key themes, setting, structure,<br />

characterization, motifs, devices, dichotomy<br />

between art and nature, etc.<br />

• Shakespeare’s use <strong>of</strong> language: verse, prose,<br />

imagery, etc.<br />

Intended Learning Outcomes Upon completion <strong>of</strong> this course, students will have an<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> the intellectual, social and dramatic<br />

contexts <strong>of</strong> the Shakespearean era; will be familiar with the<br />

theatrical practices <strong>of</strong> the Shakespearean stage; will have<br />

acquired an understanding <strong>of</strong> a variety <strong>of</strong> elements in<br />

Shakespearean comedies such as comic vision, comic<br />

resolution, structural coherence, thematic unity, court<br />

versus forest/woods, pastoral world, mistaken identities,<br />

disguise and so on.<br />

Learning/ Teaching Methods To encourage students to contextualize and hence to deepen<br />

their understanding <strong>of</strong> Shakespeare’s comedies. To develop<br />

students’ comprehension <strong>of</strong> Shakespeare’s language (lexical<br />

range, syntax, imagery, rhetorical devices etc.). Apart from<br />

lectures and class discussions, students will also be given<br />

group assignments to enact scenes from each play in order<br />

to achieve a clearer view <strong>of</strong> the roles played by the<br />

characters.<br />

Assignments<br />

Students will be assigned to work in groups to enact scenes<br />

for each play studied in the course.<br />

Examination<br />

1 Mid-Term Exam , Presentations and 1 Final Exam

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