Undergraduate
Faculty of Science and Letters
English Language And Literature
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From Text to Screen

Course CodeSemester 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-1Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history.
PO-2Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read.
PO-3Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature.
PO-4Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language.
PO-5Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres.
PO-6Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture.
PO-7Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning.
PO-8Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning.
PO-9Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language.
PO-10Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the communication of ideas in a variety of contexts.
PO-11Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation, and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
PO-12Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively construct arguments.
PO-13Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and present information and material.
PO-14Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays, presentations, and other written and project work.
PO-15Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1understand how esthetic choices in both literature and film are bound up with social questions concerning social stratification , ideology and power
LO-2learn different theories of adaptation
LO-3compare fictional and cinematic representation
LO-4Recall and define the techniques of telling and showing
LO-5Compare filmic and fictional narrative.
Course Assessment Matrix:
Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix
 PO 1PO 2PO 3PO 4PO 5PO 6PO 7PO 8PO 9PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15
LO 1
LO 2
LO 3
LO 4
LO 5