The module Teaching Shakespeare is taught in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company. It addresses key issues in the teaching of Shakespeare in its broadest sense – from school, to University, to spaces outside of the schoolroom or academy. It addresses issues of EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) in Shakespeare education, applied Shakespeare, teaching Intercultural Shakespeares, teaching Shakespeare in context, active methods for teaching Shakespeare and the use of digital technologies. The module is taught over 6 sessions and a 3 day residential in Stratford. The residential will involve two intensive days of RSC Education workshops, and a session reflecting on Education Research in the light of RSC Research Case Studies.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Synthesise and evaluate a range of resources from a breadth of disciplines and practices
Evaluate a range of methods for teaching Shakespeare in a range of different educational contexts.
Analyse what 'Shakespeare' signifies in a range of contexts and use that understanding to inform educational practice.
Interrogate the value of quantitative and qualitative research as applied to topics in Shakespeare and Education.
