will & the web
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47th IATEFL Annual Conference. Liverpool, 2013TRANSCRIPT
Will & the WebShakespeare and the Internet
Chris Lima, Open University
IATEFL 2013
Overview
Context and syllabus
Using literature and new technologies
Activities: Henry V
Activities: Othello
Extending classroom discussions
Questions
Links and bibliography
My Context English for Academic Purposes
Undergraduate
Erasmus / Study Abroad Programme
B2 / C1
Two free-standing terms
Two-hour session once a week
Ten-week terms
Two academic essays
Credit bearing modules
The syllabus
Language – literature – literary criticism
Four skills (reading +)
Academic writing
Four genres
Text - Performance
Independent learning
‘It is meat and drink to me’As You Like It
Make technology part of your everyday teaching
Make it part of your lesson
Make it match your objectives
Make it simple
Make it engaging
Make it accessible
Make it feasible
Make it part of the homework
‘It’s all one to me’
YouTube Podcasts
Google images Shakespearean websites E-texts Blogs Social media Discussion forums
Online glossary Concordances Scholarly databases VLE Apps
Troilus and Cressida
What calls your attention?
Message
Language
Setting
Acting
Clothes
Colours
Music
Discuss
What are the
similarities and
differences
between the two
scenes?
Find out
What are the main
messages in both
speeches?
How similar is the
language they
use?
Circle at least 10
key words that are
used in both texts.
Underline at least 5
expressions or
phrases that have
similar meaning in
both texts.
What would you do if
one of your best friends
told you that your
boyfriend/girlfriend is
cheating on you?
What dost thou mean?
Discuss
Is it easier to understand the dialogue
after you watched it performed?
Why do you think Branagh has adapted
the text?
How do the changes affect your
understanding of the scene?
‘Too much of a good thing’
The Works
Playing (with) Shakespeare
Academic sources
Resources for teachers & students
Online Reading Group
As You Like It
‘All that glitters is not gold’
Technology can be unreliable
Technology does not replace reading
Technology does not replace the theatre
Technology does not replace thinking
Technology does not teach for you
The Merchant of Venice
‘And farewell friends’
Suggestions for further reading
The Merchant of Venice
Thank you
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