Overview
Drama Teaching in English examines the relationship between drama and English in the contemporary secondary classroom and covers the major developments within drama, theatre and English education. It provides pre-service teachers with opportunities to reflect on their own practice and refine it in response to innovations in the field of English and drama teaching. Major changes in drama and performance studies approaches have not always been reflected in English classrooms. In Drama Teaching in English , innovative practices and approaches are explored to show how to understand the dramatic text through action. Subjects which have undergone substantial change in English education such as media, technology, performance and the inclusive classroom, are covered thoroughly and expertly.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Anderson (Dr, Dr) ,
John Hughes (Dr, Dr) ,
Jacqueline Manuel (Dr, Dr)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.556kg
ISBN: 9780195560428
ISBN 10: 0195560426
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 15 January 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Author Information
Dr. Michael Anderson is senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney where he teaches and researches in drama education and Teaching and Learning. In 2003 Michael received the NSW Minister for Education and The Australian College of Educators Quality Teaching Award. Dr John A. Hughes is Pro Dean in the Faculty of Education & Social Work at the University of Sydney where he teaches drama/theatre pedagogy. He has a particular research focus on youth performance festivals and teacher professional development in literary and performing arts education. In 1997 he was selected as one of four international master teachers of drama at the International Drama/Theatre and Education Research Institute in Canada. Jacqueline Manuel is a Senior Lecturer in Secondary English Education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. Her research, teaching and scholarship are in the field of secondary English curriculum. She is a member of the New South Wales Board of Studies Higher School Certificate English Examination Committee (Standard and Advanced) and is on the international advisory boards of English in Australia, Teacher Development: An International Journal of Teachers' Professional Development, English teaching: Practice and Critique, and Teaching and Teacher Education.
