APPRECIATING DRAMA For Part-time Students (Fifth level)
Teacher: Dr. Mohamed Omar
Course Description
TEXTBOOK:
1- Oedipus The King by the Greek Dramatist Sophocles
2- A Critical study of the play (Printed notes distributed to students)
Topics for study :
1- An Introduction to Greek theatre and drama
2- The Oedipus Myth in the Greek Mythology
3- A detailed summary of the play
4- A critical analysis of the play:
a. The play as a tagedy
- Meaning of tragedy as explained in Aristotle’s Poetics
- Tragic plot
- Concept of tragic hero: Pity and Fear
- The idea of purification : Catharsis
- The tragic flaw: Hamartia
b. Major themes
- Light and Darkness
- Sight and blindness
- Plague and health
- The inevitable effect of fate on man
c. Major characters:
- Oedipus
- Jocasta
- Teiresias
- Creon
d. Oedipus Complex as a psychoanalytical theory: SigmundFreud
e. Dramatic Irony
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The Rise of the English Novel
Part-time Students (Fifth Level)
Teacher: Dr. Mohamed Omar
Course Description
Textbook: 1- Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding
2-A critical Study ( Printed Notes to be distributed to students)
Topics of Study:
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The beginnings of the English Novel: Samuel Richardson, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding
A detailed summary of Joseph Andrews
Realistic setting
Themes:
a. Vice and hypocrisy
b. Virtue and goodness
c. Appearance versus reality
5- Major characters:
a. Joseph Andrews
b. Parson Abraham Adams
c. Fanny Godwell
d. Lady Booby
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Plot: Looseness and bad construction
Dialogue: Vivid and revealing
Structure: Similarity with Don Quixote
The novel as a comic romance
The novel as a satire
Picaresque Elements in the novel
Sixteenth Century Drama
Part-time Students (Sixth Level)
Teacher: Dr. Mohamed Omar
Course Description
Textbook: 1- The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
2-A critical Study ( Printed Notes to be distributed to students)
Topics of Study:
1- A brief Introduction to the nineteenth century drama.
2- A brief introduction to the art of William Shakespeare.
3- A detailed summary of the play.
4- The title of the play: Who is the merchant in the title: Antonio or Shylock?
5- The sources of the plot of the play: Old Italian and Latin works of literature.
6- The Play’s setting: Venice and Belmont.
7- The play as a romantic comedy: Mixture of romantic and comic elements.
8- The play as a tragic-comedy: The trial scene as a serious and tragic ingredient.
9- Plot:
A) Main plot: The bond story
B) Sub-plots:
- The caskets story.
- Lorenzo-Jessica relationship
- The rings story
C) The interweaving of the main plot and the subplot
10- Major characters:
A- Portia: the beautiful, rich, intelligent and obedient young woman
B- Shylock: the miserly and blood-thirsty Jew
C- Antonio: the kind merchant and faithful friend
D- Bassanio: the extravagant but noble young man
11- Major themes:
A- Justice and the need of mercy
B- Appearance versus reality
C- Contrast between Venice and Belmont
D- Wealth and usury
E- Sincerity in friendship
F- Devotion in marriage
G- Religious toleration
12- The moral value of the play
Research Methods
Part-time Students (Fifth Level)
Teacher: Dr. Mohamed Omar
Course Description
Textbook: Writing Research Papers: A Practical Guide by Edward P. Bailey and Philip A. Powell
Topics of Study:
1- Finding a Good Topic:
- Choosing an interesting topic
- Doing preliminary research
- Narrowing the topic
- Deciding to write either informative or persuasive paper
2- Finding sources for the research paper:
- Sections of the library (Reserve- Reference- Periodical Sections)
- Finding books and other major sources (Bibliographies- Biographies, Dissertations and
Encycolopedias)
- Finding periodicals
3- Evaluating Sources : (Relevant and Reliable Material)
4- Taking Notes: Two Systems (Traditional and Copying Machine Systems)
5- The Writing Process:
- Prewriting – Writing – Rewriting
- Parts of the Paper (Introduction – Main points – Conclusion)
6- Using Research Material
- Quoting material
- Framing Research Material
- Plagiarism
7- The Finished Product: Format Conventions
- Presenting Quotations of Prose and Poetry
- Typing
- Paper and Cover Sheet
- Margins and Spacing
- Numbering Pages and Headings
8- Parenthetical Documentation: Streamlining Parenthetical References
9- Documentation with Notes: (Footnotes and Endnotes)
10- Works Cited or Bibliography