EPN-V2

DT1000 Drama and Theatre Communication Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Drama og teaterkommunikasjon
Study programme
One-year Programme in Drama og Theatre Communication
Bachelor Programme in Drama and Theatre
Weight
60.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
FALL 2022
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende godkjente arbeidskrav:

  • Arbeidskrav 1: Lage ei digital forteljing knytt til eit fagleg tema. I arbeidskravet inngår det eit refleksjonsnotat (ca. 1-2 sider). Kvar gruppe skal gje ei kort tilbakemelding på  to andre gruppearbeid.
  • Arbeidskrav 2: Praktisk formidlingsarbeid i grupper. Munnleg presentasjon på ca. 5 minutter og eit kort samandrag av en pensumtekst.

Prosjektarbeid og presentasjon blir utført i grupper. Det vert gitt noko rettleiing i samband med arbeidskrava.

Arbeidskrav skal være gjennomført innan fastlagt tid, og godkjend av faglærar før studenten kan framstille seg til eksamen. Dersom oppgåva ikkje blir godkjent, skal studentane få høve til å levere ein ny versjon.

Required preliminary courses

Eksamen i emnet er ein heimeeksamen over ein periode på 5 timar.

Learning outcomes

 Alle hjelpemiddel er tillatte så lenge reglar for kjeldetilvisning blir følgde.

Content

The course covers three main areas:

  • Drama pedagogy
  • Theatre knowledge
  • Expression and interaction

Teaching and learning methods

Gradert skala A-F

Course requirements

The student cannot be absent for more than 20% of teaching and supervision activities The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

 

In the main area of drama pedagogy:

  • development of a teacher-in-role process tested on fellow students and written theoretical reflection on this. Fellow students will comment on the teacher-in-role process and it will be assessed by the lecturer.
  • development of a forum theatre piece tested on fellow students. Fellow students will comment on the piece and it will be assessed by the lecturer.

In the main area of theatre knowledge:

  • two rounds of storytelling in school.
  • participation in a production of a play from theatre history.
  • an oral presentation to fellow students about an innovator in the theatre field.
  • two written production analyses (each of around five pages).

 

In expression and interaction:

  • performance of a rehearsed monologue chosen by the student
  • participation in a larger theatre production during the spring term

 

In practical training in drama and storytelling:

  • completed practical training in drama and storytelling
  • a written report about the practical training period (5500 words)

 

subject to an attendance and active participation requirement. See the teaching plans for more information.

Assessment

The exam in the course is threefold:

 

  1. Home exam in theatre history - individual written assignment

The assignment must be approx. 2500 words.

 The home exam counts for 20% of the final pass grade. The result of the exam can be appealed.

 

2. Written semester paper - individual The semester paper shall focus on a drama pedagogy issue chosen by the student, which is investigated in depth in an independent drama pedagogy project. Theory and method shall be discussed in relation to the project, topic and issue. The semester paper shall be assessed on the following grounds:

 

  • the student’s ability to reflect on drama pedagogy issues
  • the student’s ability to plan a process where the necessary method analysis and structure are Applied

 The assignment must be approx. 3000 words.The semester paper counts for 40% of the final pass grade. The result of the exam can be appealed.

 

3. Practical performance exam - Group The students are given selected texts and/or objects. The group has one week to prepare a presentation in dramatic form. The practical performance exam is assessed on the following grounds:

 

  • the group’s ability to master expression and interaction
  • the group’s insight into dramaturgical and aesthetic criteria
  • the group’s ability to assess their own work with respect to process and product

 

The practical performance exam counts for 40% of the final pass grade.

The result of the exam cannot be appealed.

 

Assessment

 

In some cases, practical/oral group exams can be held as individual exams.

 

All parts of the exam must be awarded the grade E or better in order for the student to pass the course.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

1. Home exam in theatre history - individual written assignment

The exam are assessed by one examiner and one co-examiner (assesses a selection of the papers). The course may be selected for grading by external examiners.

2. Semester paper - individual 

The exam are assessed by one examiner and one co-examiner (assesses a selection of the papers). The course may be selected for grading by external examiners.

3.Practical performance exam - groupxaminers.

Assessed by two examiners. The course may be selected for grading by external examiners. 

Overlapping courses

Emnet er 100% faglig overlapp med emne ZDT1 Drama og teaterkommunikasjon.