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From Text to Screen
Course Code Semester
Course Name
LE/RC/LA
Course Type
Language of Instruction
ECTS
ENL0501
From Text to Screen
3/0/0
DE
English
5
Course Goals
The aim of the course is to study adaptation, its implications and reasons for its continuous appeal.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Güner
Course Assistant(s)
-
Schedule
Thursday, 15:00-18:00, 3 B 12 14 16
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday, 12:00-13:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture, discussion, films
Principle Sources
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Frankenstein, James Whale
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kenneth Branagh
Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway, Maleen Gorris
The Hours, Stephen Daldry
A Passage to Indıa, E. M. Forster
A Passage to India, David Lean
Other Sources
-Robert Stam and Alessandra Raegno (Eds.) Literature and Film: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Film Adaptation.
Linda Hutcheon, A Theory of Adaptation.
Brian McFarlane, Novel to Film: An Introduction to the Theory of Adaptation.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Reading, discussion, watching films
2. Week
Fundamental elements of narratives:
- signification (verbal, visual, audial)
- causality
- time
- space
Reading, discussion, watching films
3. Week
Plot & Story
- diegetic paradigms
- non-diegetic paradigms
- syntagms
- narration
- narrator
- reader/viewer
- author/implied author
Reading, discussion, watching films
4. Week
The language of film:
- Film semantics
a. The shot – “mise-en-scene”
b. Editing
Film narrative and ideology:
- Cinematic Apparatus
Reading, discussion, watching films
5. Week
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Reading, discussion, watching films
6. Week
James Whale, Frankenstein
Reading, discussion, watching films
7. Week
Kenneth Branagh, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Reading, discussion, watching films
8. Week
Midterms
Reading, discussion, watching films
9. Week
Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway
Reading, discussion, watching films
10. Week
Marleen Gorris, Mrs Dalloway
Reading, discussion, watching films
11. Week
Stephen Daldry, The Hours
Reading, discussion, watching films
12. Week
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
Reading, discussion, watching films
13. Week
David Lean, A Passage to India
Reading, discussion, watching films
14. Week
Revision
15. Week
Final Exams Week
16. Week
Final Exams Week
17. Week
Final Exams Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Quizzes
1
10
Attendance
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1 Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history. PO-2 Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature
is written and read. PO-3 Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature. PO-4 Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language. PO-5 Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres. PO-6 Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture. PO-7 Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning. PO-8 Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning. PO-9 Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language. PO-10 Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the
communication of ideas in a variety of contexts. PO-11 Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation,
and analysis of literary and non-literary texts. PO-12 Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively
construct arguments. PO-13 Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and
present information and material. PO-14 Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays,
presentations, and other written and project work. PO-15 Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and
cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1 understand how esthetic choices in both literature and film are bound up with social questions concerning social stratification , ideology and power LO-2 learn different theories of adaptation LO-3 compare fictional and cinematic representation LO-4 Recall and define the techniques of telling and showing LO-5 Compare filmic and fictional narrative.
Course Assessment Matrix:
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 PO 8 PO 9 PO 10 PO 11 PO 12 PO 13 PO 14 PO 15 LO 1 LO 2 LO 3 LO 4 LO 5