Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drama in Education II
Course Code: SBE540
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course, in primary education, based on the appropriate content units to be selected by students, they will be able to prepare instruction design on the basis of drama and can make practise.

Course Content

Root of drama art and drama in education. In Turkey and in the World,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 relationship between drama in education and learning-teaching. Discussion of 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 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 drama: examples of literary scripts. Configuration of a drama lesson: Examination of the 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. Planning a teaching and learning process based on drama in education.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Semantic knowledge about basic concepts of drama in education.
2.To comprehend the history of the concept of drama in education in the world countries,
3.To comprehend the history of the concept of drama in education in Turkey
4.To comprehend the definition and usage principles of Mantle of the Expert Approach
5.To explain the definition and basic principles of process drama.
6.To explain the relationship of drama in education and teaching and learning.
7.To explain the relationship between drama in education and the primary school programs through functional examples
8.To comprehend fundamental techniques used in drama in education
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.Altınay, D. (1999). Psikodrama Grup Terapisi 300 Isınma Oyunu, Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
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
Şener, S. (1993). Oyundan Düşünceye, Gündoğan Yayınları, Ankara
Week 3 - Theoretical
Dorothy Heathcote and Mantle of the Expert
Week 4 - Theoretical
Definition of the concept “process drama” and principles of practice
Week 5 - Theoretical
Relationship between drama in education and learning-teaching
Week 5 - Preparation Work
McCaslin, N. (1999). Creative Drama and Beyond, Longman.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Basic techniques of drama in education
Week 8 - Theoretical
Improvisation as a form of art and a technique for drama in education
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm 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 12 - Theoretical
Configuration of a drama lesson: looking through sample lesson plans
Week 13 - Theoretical
In a representative instruction, configuring a drama lesson.
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Somers, J. (1994). Drama in The Curriculum, Cassel Educational limited.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Looking through the national labors in the field of drama in education.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Looking through the national labors in the field of drama in education.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Term Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment2126
Term Project70856
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
4
4
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
4
OÇ-7
4
OÇ-8
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