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  Course Description
Course Name : Language and Plastics of Body II

Course Code : TYM 243

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Instructor LİLİA KOSTOVA PANAYOTOVAPETROVA

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows about the hierarchical ranking and classification of behavior and rituals of the period and implements with exercises and music.
Knows about the hierarchical ranking and classification of greetings of the period for man and woman and implements with music.
Knows about the hierarchical ranking of rituals belonging to different religions and implements with music.
Knows and applies the aesthetics of using the body by studying on the complex figures.
Knows and applies techniques of using body plastic by studying on complex figures.
Uses the accessories of the period in a manner that is appropriate for the period and implements with music.
Knows about the table manner rules according to the hierarchical ranking and classification of the periods and implements with music.
Represents the attitudes and behaviors of the characters according to the periodical characteristics.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : TYM 143 Language and Plastics of Body I

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim is to develop students´ bodily material within the professional principles and implemenatation of European rituals of 16th century to the present day according to hierarchical ranking and classification. Development of body usage aesthetics, plastic and body coordination. Acquiring the basic elements of choreography and developing the ability to move collectively.

Course Contents : The esthetic expression of human acts through body language (steps, standings, sitting), the usage of human acts that have cultural and historical differences through body language (Aristocrat acts, normal people acts, etc.) and studies on the usage of fan (characteristics accessories).

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Dance Studio


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The introduction of an annual lesson plan to students
2 Study on body exercises to gain stage aesthetics. Case study/ Fact
3 Study on the 16th - 17th century greetings for men and women. Case study/ Fact
4 exercises on walking and sitting attitudes in 16th - 17th century. Case study/ Fact
5 exercises on holding hands and attitudes of men and women in the 16th - 17th century. Case study/ Fact
6 Practical exercises on men and women´s way of walking together, sitting and standing in the 16th - 17th century. Case study/ Fact
7 Practical exercises on men and women´s way of walking together, sitting and standing in the 16th - 17th century. Case study/ Fact
8 Practical exercises on male and female´s use of fan and cane when they walk as an individual or together, sit and stand in the 16th - 17th century. Case study/ Fact
9 Practical exercises on holding of cloak in the 18th century.
10 Individual practical exercises on the use of spectrum, cane, gloves and top hat in the 18th century. Case study/ Fact
11 Paired practical exercises on the use of spectrum, cane, gloves and top hat including walking, sitting and standing in the 18th century. Case study/ Fact
12 Individual exercises on downfall and rising with accessories in the 18th century. Case study/ Fact
13 Collective exercises on downfall and rising with accessories in the 18th century. Case study/ Fact
14 Mid-term exam Case study/ Fact
15 Semester analysis and general revision. Case study/ Fact
16 Semester analysis and general revision.
17 Practical studies on the hand kissing in the 19th century.
18 Practical studies on throwing gloves during the duel ritual in the 19th century.
19 Individual practical studies on the rules of table manners in the 19th and 20th century. Case study/ Fact
20 Collective practical studies on the rules of table manners in the 19th and 20th century. Case study/ Fact
21 Practical exercises on manners of speech in the 19th and 20th century. Case study/ Fact
22 Practical exercises on the attitudes and behaviors of maidservant in the 19th and 20th centuries.. Case study/ Fact
23 Mid-term exam Case study/ Fact
24 Practical exercises on the attitudes, behaviors and religious rituals according to periods. Case study/ Fact
25 Practical exercises on the attitudes, behaviors and religious rituals according to periods. Case study/ Fact
26 Implementation of all learned movements with different choreographic arrangements.
27 Implementation of all learned movements with different choreographic arrangements. Case study/ Fact
28 Practical exercises on men and women´s use of hat, cane and fan in different venues and greetings in the 20th century. Case study/ Fact
29 Individual practical exercises on posture and position of different periods to gain aesthetic expression. Case study/ Fact
30 Individual practical exercises on posture and position of different periods to gain aesthetic expression. Case study/ Fact
31 Final exam preparation
32/33/34 Final.


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  "History of Western Dance" Nasuh BARIN
 Magical Name: A Practical Technique for Inner Power (Llewellyn´s Practical guide to personal power series) by Ted Andrews (Sep 1991)
 Stoyanov, Pencho (2001), Analiz Muzika Horeografia, Sofia
 i.E. Koh (1974), Osnovi na Schenicheskoto Dvijenie, Sofia: İzadatelstvo Nauka i İzkustvo
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 4 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 With the help of techniques and methods of acting, this programme teaches the ways of expressing the emotions and thoughts of the character to play on stage. 0
2 Students comprehensively search for the national and international theatre literature, techniques and methods, synthesize the knowledge they acquired considering the requirements of the age and gain a critical point of view. 0
3 Taking the art of Theatre-Acting into consideration, students comprehend the improvement and transformation period of the art from past to the future, and adapt it according to the requirements of the age. 0
4 The Art of Theatre-Acting is supported with methods, theories, history, the techniques of using voice and body, behavioral psychology, and aesthetics and art theories. This programme helps undergraduates to comprehend the concept of art and have the knowledge sufficient to transfer to the future with the past. 3
5 This programme teaches the ways of gaining the ability of using Turkish correctly and efficiently. 0
6 Having sufficient information on stage technology, students comprehend how to express the artistic expression images of the play. 2
7 Considering the art of Theatre-Acting, students learn a social and aesthetic point of view and can apply this on performing arts, radio, television and cinema. 3
8 Students gain the ability to evaluate universal values with the knowledge acquired in their own field of study. 4
9 This programme provides with the ways of finding the necessary documents, tools, resources, and the archive related to the art of theater - acting. 1
10 Improving coordination skills, students know about and analyze their own body, emotions and thoughts and gain the ability to use their natural mechanism as an instrument on the stage. 5
11 Students gain the ability to present information related to the Art of Theatre-Acting to various audiences. 1
12 Students gain awareness of being an artist who is aware of the responsibility to themselves, their own country and to the humanity. 1
13 In addition to acting techniques, this programme teaches the correct ways of using body on stage with movement, dance, body plastic and fencing disciplines. 5
14 This programme teaches the ways of using voice correctly on stage supporting this with the voice and speech techniques, singing, solfege and ear training. 1
15 Students gain communication and social competence skills as a natural part of the art of theater - acting. 0
16 Students gain the habit and awareness of having art ethics and professional discipline together with the professional acting qualifications. 2
17 As an artist, students improve themselves continually, and combine the knowledge and skills appropriate for the rules of professional ethics with the other fields of art and make correlations between them. 4
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 32 2 64
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 32 0 0
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 4 1 4
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 69
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.76
ECTS Credit: 3