Pedagogy and Psychology of Dramatic Playing 1

Tutor:

Josef VALENTA

Synopsis:

A required course focused on the study of drama training and theatre/drama as a educational tool. As well it will deal with anthropological phenomena concepts (generally accepted) in the conceptual tools of the fields of the humanities and fields dealing with theatre and drama. This course is also devoted to the characteristics of drama training in comparison with other play systems.

Prerequisites:

The students should have fundamental theory and practical knowledge in the issues of education potential of the aforementioned phenomena.

Working through analyses of selected methods.

Additional active participation.

Study Objectives:

The aim is to understand the theoretical and practical foundations of the educational tools of drama training (particularly the educational aspect of drama games) and use this understanding for practical use of developing potential for drama games.

Another aim is to be aware of the differences between drama training and other interactive educational systems and by other aesthetic training.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

Drama and theatre as a means of education.

Drama and theatre as a part of extra-theatrical theatre.

The educational potential of various of drama and various types of theatre.

Interactive education systems and the place for drama games in those systems.

Terminology of laic psychology, social sciences (general) and theatre studies, drama and training and education.

Syllabus:

Drama and theatre as a means of education - definition of this phenomenon and introduction to an educational viewpoint of it.

Drama and theatre as a part of extra-theatrical theatre - ethology, socio-biology, communication theory, etho-education, etc, about the theatrical and drama principles of our existence.

The educational potential of various of drama and various types of theatre - by what means and how drama and theatre elements form personality (practical).

Interactive education systems and the place for drama games in those systems - comparative analysis of educational activities; drama games as a tool of education outside of drama training.

Terminology of laic psychology, social sciences (general) and theatre studies, drama and training and education - various (fundamental concepts) approaches to the presentation of fundamental existential phenomena.

Study materials:

BRAUN, Kazimierz

1979 Druga reforma teatru?; přel. Jiří Vondráček, Druhá divadelní reforma? (Praha: Divadelní ústav-Městská knihovna-AMU-JAMU, 1993)

CAILLOIS, Roger

1958 Les Jeux et les Hommes; přel. Nina Vangeli, Hry a lidé (Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1998)

CÍSAŘ, Jan

1989 Vývoj divadelního jazyka (České Budějovice: KKS)

2000 Člověk v situaci (Praha: Institut sociálních vztahů)

GOFFMAN, Erving

1959 The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life; přel. Milada McGrathová, Všichni hrajeme divadlo (Praha: Studio Ypsilon)

MACHKOVÁ, Eva

1998 Úvod do studia dramatické výchovy (Praha: IPOS-ARTAMA)

MORGAN, Norah-Juliana SAXTON

1987 Teaching drama. A mind of many wonders; přel. Helena Zymonová a Jaroslav Provazník, Vyučování dramatu. Hlava plná nápadů (Praha: Sdružení pro tvořivou dramatiku, Praha, 2001)

VALENTA, Josef

1995 Kapitoly z teorie výchovné dramatiky (Praha: ISV nakladatelství)

1998 Metody a techniky dramatické výchovy (Praha: Agentura STROM-Jana Hrubá - 2. vydání)

1999 Dramatická výchova a sociálně psychologický výcvik (srovnání systémů) (Praha: ISV nakladatelství)

VALENTA, Milan

2001 Dramaterapie (Praha: Portál - 2. vyd.)

VOSTRÝ, Jaroslav

1998 O hercích a herectví. (Praha: Achát)

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený bakalářský dramatická výchova - komb. (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - tříleté komb. (compulsory subject)