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EDAE317 Drama Skills for Secondary Teachers

Updated: 29 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BEd(Primary) prior to 2010 or candidature in BGenStuds/BTeach and EDAE106 and EDAE107 or candidature in BTheaSt and 12cp or candidature in BA/BTeach or BMus/BTeach or BA or BCommunication or BLang or BMediaComm or GradCertArts or GradDipHumanities or DipModLang or MA or MAppThSt
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EDAE307 or EDAE407 or EDAE417
Notes None
Combined Units EDAE417 - Drama Skills for Secondary Teachers
Coordinator(s) Lynn Everett (leverett@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit caters for those who wish to develop skills relevant to teaching drama in secondary schools or in community arts contexts. It will explore the creation of character and action within a range of dramatic forms and performance styles such as mime, movement, mask, and improvisation. An emphasis will be placed on building confidence in these aspects of drama by learning and applying specific techniques. The unit will take students through an exploration of their own creative process and related pedagogical issues.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Acting in Person and in Style in Australia
ISBN: 9780074711972
Crawford, J., Hurst, C., Lugering, M. and Wimmer, C., Cengage 2003
Text refers to: Semesters 1 and 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Drama Unit 50% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2
Learning Journal 50% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2 GA: 1,2

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate practical skills and theoretical understanding of a range of dramatic forms;
  2. demonstrate an ability to apply content knowledge in a practical performance context related to a particular dramatic form;
  3. demonstrate an ability to produce dramatic sequences or lesson sequences using knowledge of the drama syllabus;
  4. demonstrate an ability to employ a range of teaching strategies and resources; and
  5. demonstrate research-based knowledge of relevant literature in relation to content and pedagogical models.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of discipline is taught throughout the unit and practised and assessed in assignments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written, verbal, and physical communication skills are taught throughout the unit and practised and assessed in assignments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students develop information literacy in a variety of media such as IT and digital video through practical activities and research. This is practised and assessed in assignments. 		True True True
   

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