EAST ASIAN CINEMA PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
STV458	EAST ASIAN CINEMA	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	, TYY: + , EQF-LLL: , QF-EHEA:
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The main objective of the course is to examine the richness of the audiovisual ties with the original cultural roots of the Far East and Asia Cinema and to reveal their appearance in cinema. In this context, similarities and differences in different aesthetic categories are the main subjects of this course.
Contents of the Course Unit:	In this course, the culture and art history of Far Asian cinema will be examined. In this context, the relation between the cultural roots and the visual structure of the Far Asian cinema will be established. Then, through the film samples of Far Asian cinema, the visual structures and other structures belonging to the aesthetic category will be examined in these films and compared with Hollywood film samples. Sample films from these films will be watched and discussed.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
To have information about the history of Far Asian painting and other visual arts.
Recognize the prominent countries and directors in Far Asian cinema.
To know the differences of mainstream visual narrative structure with the mainstream cinema in the films of Asian countries and directors.
To be able to see the relations between culture and cinema.
To be able to analyze the relations between local and universal culture through visual culture.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Research on the subject	Far Asian History and Culture	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
2	Research on the subject	Visual arts in Far Asia	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
3	Research on the subject	Origins of Visual Aesthetics	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
4	Research on the subject	The aesthetics of narrative structure	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
5	Research on the subject	Japanese Cinema and Directors	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
6	Research on the subject	Film Examples and Analyzes	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
7	Research on the subject	South Korean Cinema and Directors	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Research on the subject	Film Examples and Analyzes	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
10	Research on the subject	Chinese Cinema and Directors	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
11	Research on the subject	Film Examples and Analyzes	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
12	Research on the subject	Hong Kong Cinema and Directors	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
13	Research on the subject	Film Examples and Analyzes	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
14	Research on the subject	Vietnam Cinema and Directors	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
15	Research on the subject	Film Examples and Analyzes	Lecture, Film Screening, Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Novell-Smith, G. (2003). Dünya Sinema Tarihi. Ahmet Fethi (Çev.). İstanbul: Kabalcı Publishing.
Carter, D. (2011). Doğu Asya Sineması. İstanbul: Kalkedon Publishing.
Oylum, R. (2011), Uzakdoğu Sineması, İstanbul: Başka Yerler.
Richards, A. (2011), Asya Korku Sineması, İstanbul: Kalkedon Yayınları.
Chu, Y. (2003), Hong Kong Cinema: Coloniser, Motherland and Self. London and New York: Routledge Curzon.
Lim, S.H. (2020),The Chinese Cinema Book, British Film Institute.
Ahn, S. J. (2012). The Pusan International Film Festival: South Korean Cinema and Globalization. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
Sudo, N.& Tanikawa, T. (2019) Cultural Politics around East Asian Cinema: 1939-2018, Kyoto: Trans Pacific Press.
Yau Shuk-ting Kinnia (2011) East Asian Cinema and Cultural Heritage: From China, Hong Kong, Taiwan to Japan and South Korea, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cheung, R. (2015) New Hong Kong Cinema: Transitions to Becoming Chinese in 21st-Century East Asia, New York: Berghahn Books.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam	1	50
Final Exam	1	50
TOTAL	2	100

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to explain him/herself in verbally and orally in Turkish and at least in one foreign language in order to be able to work together with the professional persons and institutions.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to define the basic concepts in the field of communication and design

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to create designs by processing technical information in the field of Communication and Digital Visual Design.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to make applications in the field of Digital Design and Multimedia.
2	The students will be able to use the softwares required for each stage of the post-production process in a communication facility.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to solve communication, design and artistic problems individually and as well as a member of a team in the field of digital media design.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to interpret communication, social and design concepts used in the discipline of Communication Design.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to do literature review in the field. He/she follows the artistic agenda of the day. He/she produces written and oral works based on the oral and written communication agenda of the day.
2	The students will be able to develop projects within an interdisciplinary perspective, conscious of being a communicator and designer.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The students will be able to formulate various analytical visual communication strategies using the knowledge of communication and design science in the construction and implementation of sustainable design principles.
2	The students will be able to create designs using advanced computer softwares and information-communication technologies that are required by the discipline of Communication Design .
3	The students will be able to develop campaigns aimed at solving political and social visual communication problems by taking advantage of the historical and theoretical knowledge of the discipline of Communication Design.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	14	2	28
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	7	2	14
Assignment (Homework)	5	3	15
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	3	3	9
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	7	2	14
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	2	2
Preparation for the Final Exam	0	0	0
Mid-Term Exam	1	2	2
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	0	0	0
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	52	0	126