EDU 3202 Theatre in TESL

Pensyarah : Juridah Md RashidPhone No : 03 89468183/0172550212Email : juridah.rashid@gmail.comBlogspot : www.juridahrashid.blogspot.comAddress : Jabatan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Kemanusiaan

Fakulti Pengajian PendidikanUPM 43400 Serdang

Nama Kursus:Theatre in TESL

Kod Kursus:EDU 3202 Kredit:3 (2+1) Semester:Kedua 2010/2011 Pensyarah:Juridah Md Rashid

Required text

Milling , Jane and Ley, Graham (2001) Modern Theories of Performance. Basingstoke Palgrave

Penilaian

Play Review 20% Script Writing 20% Performance (2) 40% Final Examination

20%

Assignment 1 (Play Review)

You are to view a live theatre Analyze the play you view in terms of how the

ideas in the script and those used in the staging of the play were influenced by the society in which it was written and produced

Write a review paper based on your analysis You are to include your personal responses of

the viewed production Your review should not exceed 5 pages. Taken photographs that are relevant for the

review may be included.

Assignment 2 Script Writing

Choose one of the texts prescribed for form four and form five students (literature component in English Language Syllabus) –Transform the narrative into a 20 minutes play production

Please adhere to script writing convention Avoid from using narrator Make sure the characters have equal time

for speaking lines

Production 1 (15 percent)

Monologue (within 5 minutes) Evaluation is during 2F2F Please submit hardcopy of the script and diary

of your preparation on the performance day. Email me the soft copy 1 week before the performance date. Failure to do so will result in points being deducted. 1 point for 1 day late.

1 week after your performance submit response/reaction paper (both hard copy and soft copy). Email the soft copy. Similar terms on late assignment are applicable.

Recommendations: please use costume, personal props and stage props.

Production 2 (25 percent) Group drama If you are alone, get help from 1 person for dialogue.

That person could be someone who is not taking the course – could be your colleague or spouse.

This production is for 15-30 minutes depending on the number of people you have in your group.

Please submit your script and also a journal of your journey in producing the group production. Submit soft copy 1 week before the performance date to my email address.

Final entry of journal should include item on the usefulness of this activity in teaching/learning environment. Submit the hard copy and email me the soft copy 1 week after the dater of performance.

Information gained (Elements in theatre work) Words Sentences Sound effects Background music Facial expressions Gestures Movement across the stage Lighting Groupings Shadows Shapes and colours in the costume and decor

Involvement of audience

Appearance Voice Personality of the actors The physical presence of actors

Theatre an art form that is concerned with the

representation of people in time and space, their actions and consequences of their actions.

is symbolic representation of experience.

seeks to uncover meaning. strives to help us make sense of

experience.

Functions

the various functions of drama/theatre; for example, as entertainment, social commentary, celebration, education, propaganda,

Skills for Performance to work make connections among their own

experience, their imagination and the dramatic situation

accept and sustain belief in the drama make connections among their own

experience, their imagination and the roles they assume

develop the ability to sustain belief in their own role(s) and in the role(s) assumed by others

recognize the importance of belief to making the drama work

demonstrate purposeful use of language when speaking and writing in role

begin to reflect on how the roles they assume function within the work

demonstrate confidence and curiosity by purposefully assuming different kinds of roles in their drama work.

Drama Process initiate ideas which contribute to the

topic choice, focus and the progress of their drama work

demonstrate a willingness to participate in negotiation in groupings of various sizes

begin to contribute to the problem-solving, consensus-building and decision-making inherent in drama work

demonstrate a willingness to accept the ideas of others

demonstrate a willingness to accept decisions reached by consensus

begin to recognize that co-operative effort is an essential ingredient in realizing satisfaction in drama work

begin to recognize that drama combines many individual ideas and contributions to form a whole artistic expression.

Skills acquired demonstrate the ability to suspend

judgment when viewing works of dramatic art

begin to examine how plays are made begin to examine the responsibilities

and contributions of various dramatic artists to the production of a play

recognize that dramatic artists create for a variety of reasons

begin to recognize the elements of theatre form in plays they view

examine plays in the context in which they are created

begin to perceive, describe, analyse and make judgments about works of dramatic art, using increasingly appropriate vocabulary

support opinions and interpretations of plays they view based on the evidence in the work

demonstrate an appreciation for diversity of ideas and respect for opinions that differ from their own

recognize that cultural background and experiences affect one's responses to the play and understanding of meaning and symbol in the work.

All the Best