Shakespeare for Teachers *EDU*
Naam cursus
Shakespeare for TeachersUniversiteit
UVAPunten/Credits
5/6 ECCursusdatum
semester 1 ()Inschrijfdatum
Locatie
UvANaam docent
Kristine Johanson (UvA) & Jan Frans van Dijkhuizen (UL) & Kristine Steenbergh (VU)E-mail contactpersoon
Kristine Johanson (UvA)Doel van de cursus
With successful completion of this course, students will:
• Have developed a critical intellectual foundation for teaching Shakespeare;
• Be able to recognize defining characteristics and concerns of Shakespearean drama;
• Be able to analyze and discuss the rich, complex language of Shakespeare’s plays;
• Be able to identify and to differentiate amongst theoretical approaches to Shakespeare’s plays;
• Be able to situate Shakespeare’s drama in the realities of the early modern playhouse;
• Be able to discuss adaptation and performance approaches to Shakespeare’s work;
• Have mastered different dramatic techniques to explore Shakespeare’s drama;
• Further develop their independent research skills.
Uitgebreide omschrijving
Knowledge of, and familiarity with, Shakespeare’s plays and poems remain vital components of understanding English language, literature, and culture. This course deepens and broadens that knowledge and familiarity by closely attending to two of Shakespeare’s plays and a selection of his sonnets, and by bringing contemporary, topical critical lenses to bear on those works. Through close reading, serious engagement with critical theory, and discussions of performance productions and interpretations of the plays, students will hone their skills in critical reading and writing and gain an essential academic grounding for teaching Shakespeare themselves.
We will spend two weeks studying the Sonnets, two weeks on As You Like It, and two weeks on Hamlet. We will approach As You Like It from the perspective of performance studies and ecocriticism, and we will explore memory and remembrance in relationship to Hamlet.
Educational persepective
This course will help students develop the expertise needed for teaching Shakespeare and it will encourage them to develop their own best tools for that teaching.
Examen informatie
Werkvorm
On campus seminars and lectures; independent research
Exam
Presentation 40%
This assignment brings together three main objectives of the course by helping you develop
1) your skills as presenters and teachers;
2) your comprehension of Shakespeare; and
3) your ability to make meaningful critical connections between the scene under analysis and the course’s secondary literature.
One student group per week will select
1) a sonnet/scene around which to organize their discussion and
2) one of the critical texts assigned for that week.
The group’s discussion will showcase their understanding of the sonnet/scene (and thus the play), their understanding of the critical text, and their ability to engage students in discussing your chosen scene. You must inform the relevant lecturer of which scene and which essay will you discuss no later than the Monday before our Friday class.
Research Essay 60%
For this assignment, you will make a critical argument about Hamlet, As You Like It, and/or the Sonnets and you will draw on one of the theoretical lenses discussed during the course. Your essay will demonstrate your critical insights, your close-reading skills, and your judicious use of secondary sources. This essay will be 3000 words (including references) and will be formatted in MLA style. Note: You must earn at least a 6 on this assignment in order to pass the course.
Students who need 6 ECTS may elect to do an extra assignment. This must be determined with your lecturer in week 1.
Boeken/Literatuur
Shakespeare, William. Hamlet, eds. Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor. Bloomsbury, 2006.
Shakespeare, William. As You Like It, ed. Juliet Dusinberre. Arden Third Series. Bloomsbury, 2006.
Shakespeare, William. The Sonnets, ed. Katherine Duncan-Jones. Revised Edition. Arden Third Series. Bloomsbury, 2014.
Costs: € 50
Voorwaarden
A strong command of spoken and written English is essential to success in this course.
Rooster
Friday 14:00-17:00
Data on campus
12 nov; 19 nov; 26 nov; 3 dec, 10 dec, 17 dec 2021