ELIT507 20TH CENTURY BRITISH DRAMA

Course Code:8210507
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:English Literature
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. NURTEN BİRLİK
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will learn:

  • trends and works in modern British drama in detail
  • critically reading major plays from this period
  • analyze sample plays from this period

Course Content

In-depth study of trends and works in modern British drama, including plays by Osborne, Bond, Pinter, Arden, and other significant dramatists.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students who pass the course satisfactorily will be able to:

  • read and understand major plays from twentieth-century Britain
  • critically analyze the dramatic features of these plays
  • understand the context of these plays
  • write research papers analyzing the dramatic features of these plays

Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1compare and contrast literary texts written in different periods of British literature in terms of form and content.
2appreciate authors who emerge out of non-British contexts.
3approach the notion of the literary canon from a critical perspective.
4read and interpret texts critically from different theoretical vantage points.
5become acquainted with the characteristics of various genres of literature.
6identify major themes and generic features of literary texts.
7analyze the relationships between form and content in literary texts.
8outline the major lines of critical argument around literary and cultural texts.
9write insighful papers on different literary topics.
10articulate their ideas with a critical awareness in literary discussions.
11decipher different literary texts in terms of structure and technical features.

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