Part III. TEACHING PROCEDURES
ENGLISH 2 ENGLISH 2
A course in speaking and writing designed to explore the concepts studied in Part I of the syllabus.
A. Speaking
The achievement of a clear, concise style, accurate in structure, fluent in delivery, appropriate to the occasion.
Reading prose and poetry, conducting group sessions, story telling.
B. Writing
Experiences and experiments in writing to develop awareness of the subtleties and distinctions which a careful use of language can achieve.
COMMUNICATIONS
A course designed to foster in students a critical awareness of the media of communication; to develop skills in communicating by means of speech and writing, and by media such as radio, film and T.V.; and to incorporate these skills and attitudes in the students' primary school practice.
A. Communication
(i) Theories of communication
(ii) Communication in the primary school
(a) expression through speech, writing and movement (b) approaches in primary school English
(iii) Communication in everyday life (iv) The Mass Media in Australia
(v) Graphic communication and advertising.
B. Film Study
(i) Approaches to film criticism (ii) The film scri pt
(iii) Practical film making (iv) Films in the primary school.
C. Television and Radio (i) The television medium
(ii) Scripting for television and radio (iii) Literature and the broadcasting media (iv) Television and radio in the lives of children
(v) Practical work with closed circuit television and audio tape.
D. Print and Publishing
(i) Journalism, printing, and publishing (ii) The art and craft of printing
(iii) Creative writing—stories and poetry for children (iv) The impact of magazines and newspapers.
ENGLISH 2
DRA MA
A. Creative Drama (one double period per week) This section of the course is designed to give students an understanding of the values and the possibilities of creative drama, both as an aid to personal development and as a means of self expression and communication.
Participation in practical activities aimed at exploring the basic visual and non-visual elements of creative drama, at the students' own level, will form the major part of the year's work. The adaptation and application of these activities to the primary school situation will also be investigated.
(i) INTRODUCTION (a) the distinction between theatre and creative drama (b) aspects of personal development through drama.
(ii) MOVEMENT
(a) the distinction between functional and expressive movement (b) the language and qualities of movement
(c) the exploration of ideas and emotions through movement.
(a) the relationship between sound and movement
(b) the exploration of vocal and non-vocal sound through drama (c) oral language development through drama and non-drama activities.
(iv) VISUAL RESOURCES
The relationship between drama and visual resources such as colour, lighting, masks, costumes.
B. Theatre and Dramatic Literature (a single period per week) The reading, discussion, and comparative study of plays selected from different periods, from Greek to contemporary. The application of the visual and non-visual elements of drama to the study of adult theatre will also be discussed with particular reference to the plays selected for study. (The selection will be drawn mainly from plays to be presented in
Melbourne during 1973.)
ENGLISH 3
LITERATURE
In their third year, students will have the opportunity to consolidate and extend previous studies in English literature, reviewing the develop- ment of the novel and poetry up to the present day and making an original study in depth of one area. Extensive and consistent reading of both primary and secondary references will be necessary throughout the year. Each student will be required to study both the novel and poetry, nominating one for section A and the other for section B.
Section A
A chronological survey of either the novel or poetry. Students will be required to make an appropriate parallel study in an area in which they have a developed interest. This will be related to their studies in literature in an attempt to place literary development in its broader cultural per- spective. Suggested parallel studies could include philosophy, music, the visual arts, theology, sociology, politics, social psychology. This section will be divided into a series of units, each of approximately two weeks.
Each student will be assigned a specific reading and research topic related to the unit topic, the results of which will be presented at a seminar to be held at the conclusion of each unit. During these seminars discussion will endeavour to integrate literary characteristics and developments in various parallel studies, thereby building an awareness of the overall climate within which literature develops.
Section B
Students will make a depth study of any one area which has proved of interest in section A. This should be an original study, based upon individual reading and research. A specific area of investigation will be defined by each student under the guidance of the lecturer. Individual work will be carried out in close contact with the supervising lecturer and will result in a final submission of an essay of three to four thousand words.
Throughout the year students will be encouraged to examine critically their own attitudes towards literature and language and the process by which these attitudes were formed. On the basis of this, each student will focus attention upon a particular area of language study during school experience and evaluate the aims and methods used to develop children's language abilities. No formal assignments will be required in this section, although students should be able to provide evidence of intensive and developing experience in language study in the classroom.
ENGLISH 3
COMMUNICATIONS
In Year 3, work covered in the previous year will be extended with emphasis on a further development of awareness and skills, and the applica- tion of these in school, college and community.
A. Communication
(i) The communication process
(ii) Communication in the primary school (iii) Problems in communication.
B. Film Study
(i) Theories of film, film aesthetics
(ii) Major study in film (for students specializing in film) (iii) The film scri pt
(iv) Practical film making for schools (v) Children and film.
C. Television and Radio
(i) Towards a television criticism—establishing criteria for the evalua- tion of television
(ii) Scripting for radio and television (iii) Television and the people
(iv) Television and radio programs for children.
D. Print and Publishing
(i) Advanced typography, layout and printing (ii) The art of the book
(iii) Publications for school children.
Each student will be required to present a major practical project using one of the above media, and to complete a series of communication activities in the primary school. Assessment in the subject will be based upon these practical activities, a major research essay, and class exercises.
ENGLISH 3
DRAMA
A. Practical Work in Performance and Aspects of Stagecraft (i) the presentation of selected plays from section B(i) below (ii) the presentation of plays for children.
(i) Seminars involving the reading, discussion and comparative study of plays selected from different periods from Greek to contemporary.
Possible topics include Greek comedy, Commedia del'Arte, Restora- tion drama and the modern theatre movement.
(ii) Independent study and written work on an aspect of theatre and dramatic literature to be decided upon by the student in consultation with the lecturer concerned. Possible topics include directors' theories, dramatic analysis, criticism, form, dramatic theory, theatre history, etc.
C. Playwriting (optional)
An independent activity designed to involve the student in this area of self-expression.
D. Child Drama
An investigation into the theory and practice of child drama in the primary school. Various approaches to child drama will be demonstrated, discussed and evaluated. The implementation of a drama program based on this research will be undertaken by students during their final teaching round in Term 3.
ART ART t
All students must undertake this course which is designed to provide them with art concepts and an understanding of the art work of children.
The course is concerned with materials and techniques, children's expression, and the study of creative aspects of art.
Unit studies are offered in:
A. Drawing Painting Print Making B. Clay Activities
C. Constructional Activities D. Thread and Textile Activities.