THEATRE AND DRAMA PRACTICES

TRK403

Course Code: TRK403
Semester: Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 2

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Seventh Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Ahmet Demir

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

explain the basic concepts of theater and drama.
reveal the differences between the theatre genre and other literary genres and analyze theatre texts.
create activities by applying creative drama techniques for Turkish education.
develop strategies on how to benefit from drama/theater in Turkish education.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The development of the concept of traditional theater since Aristotle. Basic concepts of theater and drama. Game concept. Psychological foundations of the game and the game-education relationship. Dramatization and dramatization techniques. Improvisation exercises. Determinations regarding theater language. Dramaturgy, interpretation and staging. Introducing the concept and studies of creative drama. Creative drama techniques. Ways and practices to benefit from creative drama studies in Turkish education.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course, presentation of the course syllabus, the origins and evolution of the concept of theater, and fundamental concepts related to theater and drama.
2^nd Week	Theater, drama, and creative drama in the context of education and instruction. Staging techniques, the concept of play; psychological foundations of play and the play-education relationship, gamification techniques, and Turkish language teaching. The role of theater/drama in Turkish language education; theatrical texts, formal drama, and improvisation.
3^rd Week	Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities for Turkish language education (drama with visuals/frozen image, private space).
4^th Week	Creating and implementing drama activities in Turkish language education (participatory leadership, side-coaching).
5^th Week	Creating and implementing drama activities in Turkish language education (drama with visuals/frozen image, private space, participatory leadership).
6^th Week	Creating and implementing drama activities in Turkish language education (unfinished object, mental visualization). Creating and implementing drama activities in Turkish language education (flashback/flash-forward technique, split-screen technique).
7^th Week	Creating and implementing drama activities in Turkish language education (flashback/flash-forward technique, split-screen technique). Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities for Turkish language education (mantle of the expert/corridor of voices, circle of life, marking the moment).
8^th Week	Midterm Exam.
9^th Week	Creating and implementing drama activities in Turkish language education (mantle of the expert/corridor of voices, circle of life, marking the moment). Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities for Turkish language education (fragment technique, poster technique, headline technique, mirror technique).
10^th Week	Creation and implementation of drama activities in Turkish language education (trailer technique, poster technique, headline technique, mirror technique). Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities (playing pre-set roles?enacting life's stereotypical roles?or activities based on rituals/ceremonies; role-switching; narrative theatre).
11^th Week	Creation and implementation of drama activities in Turkish language education (playing pre-set roles?enacting life's stereotypical roles?or activities based on rituals/ceremonies; role-switching; narrative theatre). Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities (epic drama, pantomime).
12^th Week	Creation and implementation of drama activities in Turkish language education (epic drama, forum theatre). Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities (hot seating, forum theatre).
13^th Week	Creation and implementation of drama activities in Turkish language education (hot seating, pantomime). Drama and key techniques in Turkish language education; creating drama activities (fluid "act-and-release" technique, dialogue-focused drama).
14^th Week	Evaluation of the role of drama in Turkish language education and its relationship with learning domains.

Recommended or Required Reading

Adıgüzel, Ömer (2018). Eğitimde Yaratıcı Drama. İstanbul: YKY.
Akoğuz, Ayşegül ve Akoğuz, Mete (2011). Yaratıcı Drama Etkinlikleri. İstanbul: Final Kültür Sanat Yayınları.
Çalışlar, Aziz (2013). Tiyatro Kavramları Sözlüğü. İstanbul Mitos Boyut Yayınları.
Heinig, Ruth Beall (2009). Creative Drama fort he Clasroom Teacher. New York: Pearson.
Jenning, Sue (2017). Creative Activities in Groupwork. New York: Routledge.
McCaslin, Nellie (2016). Yaratıcı Drama: Sınıf İçinde ve Dışında. (Çev. Pınar Özdemir Şimşek), Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.
McFarlane, Penny (2012). Creative Drama for Emotional Support. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Sezgin, Bülent (2015). Oyun-Tiyatro-Drama İlişkisi. İstanbul: BGST Yayınları.
Şener, Sevda (2014). Yaşamın Kırılma Noktasında Dram Sanatı. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.
Şener, Sevda (2003). İnsanı Geçitlerde Sınayan Sanat: Dram Sanatı. Ankara: Mitos Boyut Yayınları.
Yalçın, Alemdar ve Aytaş, Gıyasettin, (2012). Tiyatro ve Canlandırma, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Practice	2	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	8	2	16
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	3	6
Activity Development
Performance Practice
Total Work Load			60
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			2
ECTS Credit of the Course			2

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4
K5	X	X	X	X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X	X