SKANSII_21 Theatre workshop

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alžbeta Jurkovičová (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eliška Straková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the two-semester course Teaterworkhop I-II is a) to familiarize students with contemporary Swedish playwrights b) to expand comprehension and communication skills in practical use of Swedish through working with texts and improvisation techniques focused on the use of a foreign language c) to improve the phonetic pronunciation and comprehension through hands-on training. In the first four lessons the group will be divided into two seminar groups, one will also focus on improvisation, the other on training selected plays.
Syllabus
  • • Lesson 1: Introduction, description of the project, meeting within the group improvisational games. • Lesson 2: improvisational games, reading test. • Lesson 3-12: improvisation, practice of plays in Swedish.
Literature
  • WILSON, Ken. Drama and Improvisation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0194425803.
  • HENRIKSSON, Lisa. Lära i lek och drama. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur, 2011. ISBN 91-27-12306-5.
  • HÄGGLUND, Kent. FREDIN, Kirsten. Dramabok. Stockholm: Liber, 2001. ISBN 978-9147050680.
  • BOAL, Augusto. JACKSON, Adrian. Games for actors and non-actors. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002. ISBN 978-0415267083.
  • JOHNSTONE, Keith. IMPRO : improvizace a divadlo. Edited by Julek Neumann. 1. vydání. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze (Nakladatelství AMU), 2014, 294 stran. ISBN 9788073312664. info
  • DUFF, Alan and Alan MALEY. Drama techniques in language learning : a resource book of communication activities for language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, vi, 234. ISBN 0521288681. info
Teaching methods
Analysis and translation of texts, reading, discussion, language and movement improvisation, exercises of pronunciation and articulation.
Assessment methods
Completion of the course takes the form of a public presentation of improvisational performance events or plays within a yearlong project (participation in a festival in Sweden, Swedish exchange trips. It requires an active approach, regular attendance and homework.
Language of instruction
Swedish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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