Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drama in Primary School
Course Code: SÖ251
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

At the end of the course, learners will be able to maintain the education curriculum and administrative process independently in an elementary school where there have been unified classrooms,

Course Content

The root of drama art and drama in education. In Turkey and in the World, a short history of drama in education. Dorothy Heathcote and “Mantle of the Expert”. Definition of the concept “process drama” and principles of practice. Discussion of the relationship between drama in education and learning-teaching. Discussion of the relationship between drama in education and primary school programs. Basic techniques used for drama in education. Improvisation as a form of art and a technique for drama in education. Puppet and Mask: as a form of art, puppet and mask usage in drama through education. Usage of stories, legends, and poems in the drama: examples of literary scripts. Configuration of a drama lesson: looking through sample lesson plans In a representative instruction, configuring a drama lesson. Looking through the national labors in the field of drama in education. Looking through the foreign labors in the field of drama in education.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ruken AKAR VURAL
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define basic concepts related to drama in primary school
2.To be able to tell the short history of drama in primary school concept in countries of the world
3.To be able to tell the short history of drama in primary school concept in Turkey
4.To be able to explain definition of Mantle of the Expert Approach to Education and the principles of usage
5.To be able to explain the concept of process drama and fundamental principles of it
6.To be able to explain the relationship between drama in education and learning-teaching
7.To be able to explain the relationship between drama in education and primary school programs with functional exemplaries
8.To be able to define the fundamental techniques used in the field of drama in education
9.To be able to edit improvisation suitable for primary school programs
10.To be able to explain how to use puppets and masks in primary school programs
11.To be able to explain literary scripts belonging drama in primary school
12.To be able to plan an instruction conception appropriate for primary school programs on the basis of drama in education
13.To acquire proficiency in primary school classroom management in drama
14.To gain awareness of the importance of drama in education
15.To follow the developments in drama in education in Turkey and the world
16.To be enthusiastic about making use of drama as a method in primary school programs
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Şener, S. (1993). Oyundan Düşünceye, Gündoğan Yayınları, Ankara.
2.McCaslin, N. (1999). Creative Drama and Beyond, Longman.
3.Editör, Ali Öztürk. (2003). Çocukta Yaratıcılık ve Drama, Açıköğretim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Öğretmenliği Lisans Programı, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir.
4. Bowell, P., Heap, B. S. (2001). Planning Process Drama, David Fulton publishers, London.
5. Somers, J. (1994). Drama in The Curriculum, Cassel Educational limited.
6.Egri, L. (1996). Piyes Yazma Sanatı, Papirüs Yayınları, Ankara.
7. Wagner, B. J. (1999). Dorothy Heathcote-Drama as a Learning Medium, Calendar Island Publishers.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Starting lesson: General principles of the lesson and its importance,announcement of the resources recommended, making students aware of aim,content,process and evaluation, explaining the roles of students and conductor.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Root of drama art and concept of drama in education. In Turkey and in the World,short history of drama in education.
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reading about drama and drama in education
Week 3 - Theoretical
Dorothy Heathcote and Mantle of the Expert
Week 3 - Practice
Performing a sample lesson in accordance with Dorothy Heathcote and Mantle of the Expert
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading about Dorothy Heathcote and Mantle of the Expert
Week 4 - Theoretical
Definition of the concept “Process Drama” and principles of practice
Week 4 - Practice
Performing a sample lesson in accordance with "Process Drama"
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Reading about Process Drama
Week 5 - Theoretical
Relationship between drama in education and learning-teaching
Week 6 - Theoretical
Relationship between drama in education and primary school programs.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Basic techniques of drama in education
Week 7 - Practice
Performing a sample lesson by using basic techniques in drama
Week 8 - Theoretical
Improvisation as a form of art and a technique for drama in education
Week 8 - Practice
Performing a sample lesson by using "improvisation"
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading about improvisation
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term Exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Puppet and Mask: as a form of art , puppet and mask usage in drama through education.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Usage of stories,legends and poems in drama: examples of literary scripts.
Week 11 - Practice
Performing a sample lesson by using literary scripts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Configuration of a drama lesson: looking through sample lesson plans
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Finding sample drama lesson plans
Week 13 - Theoretical
In a representative instruction, configuring a drama lesson.
Week 13 - Practice
Performing the designed drama lesson
Week 14 - Theoretical
Looking through the national labors in the field of drama in education.
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Finding national studies on drama in education and taking them to the classroom
Week 15 - Theoretical
Looking through the foreign labors in the field of drama in education.
Week 15 - Preparation Work
Finding foreign studies on drama in education and taking them to the classroom
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice71114
Assignment71114
Reading141128
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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