Post Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Shakespeare
ObjectivesStudents completing the Postgraduate Certificate in the Teaching of Shakespeare will: * have engaged with and have a basic understanding of the scholarship of Shakespeare in production; * have developed skills in the practice of Shakespeare in rehearsal and production; * understand contemporary issues in the teaching of Shakespeare; * have critically examined a range of active pedagogy in the study of Shakespeare and other complex texts; * have learned, practised and implemented a range of pedagogical skills in the teaching of Shakespeare and other complex texts; * have explored a range of relevant educational themes in the study of Shakespeare and literature, including intercultural issues, multiliteracies, information technology, inclusion, gender and cultural entitlement.
Academic titlePost Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Shakespeare
Course descriptionSubject Semester Credit Points
460-649 Teaching Shakespeare the RSC way
This subject will be largely conducted by Royal Shakespeare Company personnel, in collaboration with Drama staff. The teaching of Shakespeare will be explored through a pedagogy entailing an active, participatory and critical approach. Students will ... Summer 12.50
460-650 Shakespeare in Classroom and Community
Following the intensive program students will plan, implement, document and evaluate a unit of Shakespeare teaching in their school or other educational context. They will use the pedagogy and techniques to which they have been introduced by the Roya... Semester 1 12.50
460-651 Shakespeare and Dramatic Pedagogy
This subject will include a three-day intensive workshop building on the knowledge and skills of 460-649 Teaching Shakespeare the RSC way. Students will participate in workshops exploring the active process of teaching Shakespeare at an advanced leve... Semester 2 12.50
460-652 Implementing Dramatic Processes
Following the second intensive program, students will plan, implement, document and evaluate a unit of advanced teaching of Shakespeare or teaching of other complex texts, involving dramatic process, in their school or other educational context. They... Semester 2 12.50