Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Seminars / Tutorials	10 x 2 hour Lecture/Practicals (Students will be informed of their group allocations)
Lecture	Lecture 1 x 1 hour per week

Delivery Type

Delivery length / details

Seminars / Tutorials

10 x 2 hour Lecture/Practicals (Students will be informed of their group allocations)

Lecture

Lecture 1 x 1 hour per week

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	40%
Semester Assessment	1 x 2500 word essay	30%
Semester Assessment	Practical presentation	30%
Supplementary Assessment	Exam 40% 1 x 2500 word essay 30% Practical presentation 30%	100%

Assessment Type

Assessment length / details

Proportion

Semester Exam

2 Hours

40%

Semester Assessment

1 x 2500 word essay

30%

Semester Assessment

Practical presentation

30%

Supplementary Assessment

Exam 40% 1 x 2500 word essay 30% Practical presentation 30%

100%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Critically analyse selected texts in their social, political, historical and theatrical contexts
Organise informed and original arguments reflecting research and independent thought in the subject area of the course
Make an effective presentation as part od a group based on the analysis of course material selected by the module coordinator
Demonstrate the ability to meet the challenge of designing appropriate performances of selected scenes from the texts studied.

Brief description

Students will be required to read a series of 17th Century French and English playtexts chosen from selected authors of the period. These will include Neo-Classical works of Racine and Moliere; and examples of English Restoration comedy from chosen authors of the period. The texts wil form the focus for discussion in the lectures and seminars and sections from them will be explored in the practical classes.

Aims

the aims of the module are to:

Give students the opportunity to study French Neo-classical and English Restoration Theatre texts in their social, political, historical and theatrical contexts.
Critically investigate the play-texts of selected playwrights.
Challenge commonly held assumptions about how the plays were originally staged and the audiences? response to them.
Explore the challenges of interpreting these texts for modern audiences in contemporary performance conditions.

Content

This module examines key 17th Century Neo-classical French and English Restoration play-texts and investigates their social, political, historical and theatrical contexts. Typically, lectures and seminars will examine topics such as: the conventions and practices of the seventeenth century French and English Playhouses; French neo-classical dramatic theory; influences on the English Restoration playwirghts; Bergson's theory of comedy; a study of selected English and French playwirghts and a detailed studyof key texts; the interpretation of these texts for modern theatre audiences; twentieth-century revivals and the production choices made for significant productions.

During the practical classes students will focus specifically on the challenges facing the modern actor/actress when interpreting text from page to stage in contemporary performance conditions.

For information on due dates for submisson of assessed work, please refer to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml

Students will be allocated to a specific tutor who will supervise and monitor the progress of the practical investigation. However, students should note that they will be expected to wrok responsibly and sytematically with their peers in student directed sessions in addition to the hours specified on the course timetable.

Skills Type	Skills details
Application of Number	NOT DEVELOPED
Communication	Communication skills will be developed in seminar sessions and practicals.
Improving own Learning and Performance	Students will receive feedback on their practical project and written assignment.
Information Technology	IT and information handling skills will be demonstrated in students' individaul research (library and web-based) and in their written work (word processing).
Personal Development and Career planning	Students will have the opportunity to explore specific areas which reflect and strengthen their individual career needs.
Problem solving
Research skills	Students will demonstrate the results of individual research in their practicals, essays and exam answers.
Subject Specific Skills	Students are encouraged to develop the use of a critical and analytical vocabulary in their practical,written and oral response to the module contents.
Team work	Group discussions in seminars will develop group work skills. All students will be expected to work responsibly in teams on their practical classes.

Skills Type

Skills details

Application of Number

NOT DEVELOPED

Communication

Communication skills will be developed in seminar sessions and practicals.

Improving own Learning and Performance

Students will receive feedback on their practical project and written assignment.

Information Technology

IT and information handling skills will be demonstrated in students' individaul research (library and web-based) and in their written work (word processing).

Personal Development and Career planning

Students will have the opportunity to explore specific areas which reflect and strengthen their individual career needs.

Problem solving

Research skills

Students will demonstrate the results of individual research in their practicals, essays and exam answers.

Subject Specific Skills

Students are encouraged to develop the use of a critical and analytical vocabulary in their practical,written and oral response to the module contents.

Team work

Group discussions in seminars will develop group work skills. All students will be expected to work responsibly in teams on their practical classes.

Course Delivery

Assessment

Learning Outcomes

Brief description

Aims

Content

Module Skills

Reading List

Notes