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PXET3106 – SHAKESPEARE ON SCREEN V.1 (2 Credit Hours)

Synopsis:

This course will focus on three Shakespearean plays, origanally written for the stage and now adapted for the silver screen
and the television. The course will examine the effectiveness of using film in teaching Shakespeare in the classroom.
Students have to prepare and submit a video assignment of a scene from one of the texts as part of the course.

Assessment Method : Assignment - 60%, Examination - 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Davies, A & Stanley, W. (Eds). (1994). Shakespeare and the moving image. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Eisenstein, S. (1997). Film form: essay in films theory, edited & traslated by Jay Leyda. New York: Harcourt Brace.
Hill, J. & Pamela, G. (Eds). (1998). The Oxford guide to film studies. New York: Oxford University Press.

PXET3107 - DRAMA II v. 1 (2 Credit Hours)

Synopsis:

Selected drama texts will be studied closely, to equip students with the tools of critical analysis, and an understanding of the
social, political, cultural and intellectual context of the relevant era.

Assessment Method : Assignment - 60%, Examination - 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Miller, A. (1967). Death of a salesman. New York: Penguin.
O’Neil, E. (1956). Long day’s journey into night. London: Jonathan Cape.
Pinter, H. (1960) The caretaker. New York: Grove Press,

PXET3108 – LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE v.1 (2 Credit Hours)

Synopsis:

This course will help students to apply linguistic methods in the analysis of literature. Texts used are selected from different
genres. Students will learn to read more critically texts taught in other courses.

Assessment Method : Assignment - 60%, Examination - 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Brown, G. & George, Y. (1983). Discourse analysis. Cambridge: CUP.
Leech, G.N. (1969). A linguistic guide to English poetry.London: Longman.
Short, M. (1996). Exploring the language of poems,plays and prose. London: Longman.
Toolan, M. (1998). Language in literature. London: Arnold.

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