English for Students of Theatre 2

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Subject guarantor

Klára BICANOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Hana BARTŮŇKOVÁ, Klára BICANOVÁ, Štěpánka PÁROVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The aim of the course is to consolidate and develop language skills (both receptive: reading and listening) and productive (speaking and writing)) while acquiring field-specific vocabulary related to theatre and various stages and aspects of theatric production.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• to understand and discuss main ideas of intermediate-level theatre-related texts,
• to prepare and present a theatre-related presentation and answer related questions
• to communicate using the areas of grammar covered by the course (see the detailed course outline below)

Mode of study

Seminars are focused on building students' knowledge of film and film industry-related vocabulary. They also involve practising listening and reading comprehension skills and speaking skills (through partner and group discussions).

Study work load:

Seminars 26 hours

Preparation for seminars (Individual study) 26 hours

Writing assignment 3 hours

Preparation for final exam (individual study) 13hours

Total: 78 hours (1ECTS = 26 study hours)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Approx. B1 level (based on the Common European Framework of Reference) at the start of the course.

Course contents

Week 1

Elements of Drama

Zero + first conditional, Future time clauses

Week 2

Theatre and Actors

Verbs + -ing / to ...

Week 3

Is Theatre Criticism in Crisis?

Word formation (nouns, adjectives, adverbs), prefixes, suffixes

Week 4

Theatre and Visual Storytelling

Relative clauses, which

Week 5

Learning a Language through Theatre

Second conditional

Week 6

Theatre and Literature

Have / get something done, -ed x -ing adjectives

Week 7

Writing a Theatre CV

Wish sentences

Week 8

Theatre and Improvisation

Linking words 1 – Reason, result, contrast

Week 9

Shakespeare’s (Lady) Macbeth

Modals used for deduction – may, might, can’t, must

Week 10

Is Talent a Myth?

Question tags, Reflexive pronouns

Week 11

Approaches to Dramatic Acting: Public Speaking

Phrasal verbs – separable, inseparable

Week 12

Theatre and Science

Linking words 2 – Either, or, instead (of), except, even...

Week 13

Presentation Skills 1

Reported speech

Week 14

Presentation Skills 2

Expressing purpose, expressions with make / do

Recommended or required reading

Online study materials (Moodle e-learning platform): https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=697

Assessment methods and criteria

• compulsory attendance (min. 60%) + active participation in class
• submitting of writing assignment (deadline is set by teacher, see the Moodle course, Week 7) 20% (a pre-requisite for the final exam and as such compulsory for all students taking the course)
• vocabulary journal (deadline is set by teacher, a pre-requisite for the final exam) 30% (a pre-requisite for the final exam and as such compulsory for all students taking the course)
• entry in the discussion forum in Moodle 10% (a pre-requisite for the final exam and as such compulsory for all students taking the course)

-final exam (approx. B1+). The exam has a form of oral presentation (40% of the final grade). For more information on the exam see online Moodle course.

Assessment scale:

• A = 100-90%

• B = 89-80%

• C = 79-73%

• D = 72-66%

• E = 65-60%

• F = 59% and less

Course web page

https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=697

Schedule for winter semester 2020/2021:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2020/2021:

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The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Acting for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Acting for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Authorial Acting (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Authorial Acting (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Stage Design (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Acting for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Stage Design for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Acting for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Drama in Education - full-time 3 years (B. A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Drama in Education (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Theory and Criticism of Theatre XXX (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Theory and criticism (B.A.) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)