EN 347: SHAKESPEARE AND THE LAW: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Seminars; analytical discourse; creative
exercises; independent creative process;
independent research and reflection. Weekly
preparation prior to each seminar, based on
set readings, will be crucial. It is probable
that each student’s presentation will form
the basis of their assessed essay.
Seminar/workshop participation;
presentation, reflective essay, course
work
Knowledge
1. analyse the relationship between
Shakespeare’s plays and the law and
the performative function of the trial in
his dramaturgy
2. gain a detailed historical perspective
of developments in English law during
the early modern period
3. reflect on their own and others’
creative processes
4. critically evaluate a text with an
understanding of a creative process in
mind
6. understand the relationship between
history, culture and theatrical
performance
7. address the uses of evidence and
documentation in their study
Key Skills
1. communicate with their peers and
with theatre professionals
2. work within teams and successfully
collaborate
3. use research tools and resources,
including specialist archives, and
reference material correctly
4. articulate arguments orally and
through well-argued essay supported by
wide reading and research.
5. manage time to meet a series of
deadlines as an individual and team
member
6. nurture and develop collaborative
skills of listening, feedback, and
resolution
Cognitive Skills
1. weigh evidence from historical
sources
2. identify issues, formulate questions
and engage in problem-solving
3. make informed but independent
judgements.
4. undertake independent research
5. imaginatively respond to historical
and dramatic literature as prompt for
performance
6. make productive links between
theoretical ideas and practical
applications
In addition to the above teaching and
learning methods, students will engage in
examination of the dramatic texts through
the practical techniques of the rehearsal
process
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Seminars, practical exercises and discussion.
Essay, presentation
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presentation,
seminar/workshop
participation
presentation,
seminar/workshop
participation
presentation, coursework
presentation, reflective essay
and 6. presentation,
seminar/workshop
participation
1-6 presentation coursework