Simulated Teaching

Simulated teaching...basically it is not a fun time doing this because I have to crack my head to think of the set induction and activity for the class. It is not an easy task as it requires us to deal with a particular play as we are not familiar with the play itself. I think that is the main problem of most of my friends as well. Due to this is the first time I have to examine a play for its underlying meaning, it gives me a hard time dealing with it because Shakespearean plays are not easy to read and understand immediately. One more thing, the feedback from our respective lecturer is very important to us as he comments on our weaknesses.

Reduced Shakespears Company

Our lecturer has let us watched a play called Reduced Shakespeare Company. It is really an enjoyable time watching the play as it is act out in a comedy way. We have a lot of laughter and fun watching it. This play is interesting because of the way the actors presented the Shakespearean play to the audiences. Through the play, I can see how the actors involved the audinces and how the actors used the props on the stage. It is a amazing play as it combines all the Shakespearean plays in just a single performance. I think it is good to use this play as a teaching aid to show to the students that a play can be as fun as watching a comedy. I think to start my lesson with this play can help students to lower their anxiety because as we all know learning Shakespeare's tragedies are not an easy task. Therefore, I hope the play will give them the idea that tragedy can be as interesting as other genres.

wondering??

This week I just got my test result. Actually I am not satisfied with my result because I do not do as well as I expected. But in the process of studying, I get more understanding from my reading and I finally realized that this is what my lecturer had been teaching all this while. I get to know more deeply about the history of drama after what I had read for the test. But I was wondering. Is it so important for the students to know so much about the history of drama than to know about the play and the story itself? Do we teachers need to explain to the students about the history of drama? Is it necessary to do that in school? To me, I feel that students are more concerned about the the play and not of the history because at the end, the examination questions will focus more on the play. As we know now, students are more exam-oriented. They does not care about anything that does not related to the subject, instead they are more interested in what the important content that can be used in their examination.