Drama and Poetry

Pramod Subedi
M.A.& M.Ed. (English), L.L.B.
Teaching Assistant
Mid-Western University
(Bageshwari Multiple Campus, Kohalpur)
M.Phil. (English Education) Scholar
Nepal Open University
NELTA Life member and Executive member (NELTA Banke)
Former Access Instructor (English Access Micro-scholarship
Program)
Alumni facilitator (AE E-Teacher Course)
 Course Structure: Masters of Education
Semester I Semester II
1. EDU 511: Philosophical Foundations of 1. EDU 521: Managing Diversity in
Education (6) Education
2. EDU 512: Education and Development (6) 2. EDU 522: Application of Learning
3. ENG 513: Advanced English Grammar and its Theories in Education
Pedagogy 3. EDU 523: Research Methods in
4. ENG 514: Sociolinguistics Education
5. ENG 515: SLA Theories 4. ENG 524: Fiction and Prose
6. ENG 516: Drama and Poetry 5. ENG 525: Research Issues in Applied
Linguistics
6. ENG 526: Nepalese English and
Nepalese ELT

Semester III Semester IV

1. ENG 531: Explorations in English Language 1. ENG 541: Student Teaching: on-
Teaching (ELT) and Classroom Survey campus
2. ENG 532: Critical Discourse Analysis 2. ENG 542: Student Teaching: off-
3. ENG 533: Assessment in ELT campus
4. ENG 534: Task-based Language Teaching and 3. ENG 543Thesis Writing (12 Credits)
Trainer Development
5. ENG 535: Translation in Theory and Action
6. ENG 536: Academic Reading and Writing
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Drama and Poetry

Course Title: Drama and Poetry

Course No.: ENG 516
Credit Hours.: 3
Teaching Hours.: 48 Hours
Nature of the Course.: Theoretical
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Features of the Course:

 Provides a variety of dramas and
poems (for pleasure of reading and
developing the skills of literature teaching)
 Two parts:
1. Dramas (Introduction to Drama and
Selected Dramas for Readings)-5
2. Poetry (Introduction to Poetry and
Selected Poems for Readings)-24
Theoretical background & selected readings
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Course Objectives:

a. To acquaint the students with

introduction, classification and
elements of drama
b. To expose them to different
dramas and interpret them
c. To familiarize the students with the
introduction of poetry
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Course Objectives:

d. To enable them to read poems

critically by taking consideration
to different aspects
e. To expose the students to poems
from different aspects of life
f. To familiarize them with different
theories of contemporary literary
criticism
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Instructional Techniques:

 Lecture & Discussion (with ppt presentation)

 Demonstration
 Presentation
 Self Study (Resources exploration)
 Project Work
 Group and Individual work
 Micro-teaching
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Books and Resources:

 A Glossary of Literary Terms by M.H Abrams

 Internet sources
 PPT and other materials provided by the
teacher
 Self collected materials from various sources
 Study materials prepared during the lecture
class, self study and library research
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Classroom Activities

 Before coming to each class (on each

week) you will have read the material that goes
with that day and come prepared to discuss the
themes and topics of that day’s reading
 In some cases you will be sent some pre-
reading materials via email, but the
presentation materials and other materials will
generally be sent each Saturday via e-mail.
 You will have to submit your assignments via
email or handwritten sheets.
 Drama and Poetry

Classroom Activities

 Before coming to each class (on each

week) you will have read the material that goes
with that day and come prepared to discuss the
themes and topics of that day’s reading
 In some cases you will be sent some pre-
reading materials via email, but the
presentation materials and other materials will
generally be sent each Saturday via e-mail.
 You will have to submit your assignments via
email or handwritten sheets.
Prepare a portfolio
Project Works
 Presentations: slides/ Essays/
Concept papers
 Home assignments
 Reflective reports
 Class assignments and class test
answer sheets
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Home Assignment

Write the reflection on the first day of your M.Ed. Class.

Including the following points.
1. What happened during the campus hours?
2. What expectations had you come with?
3. What went well?
4. What didn’t go well?
5. Conclusion
Send your reflection in MS word file via e-mail:
pramodsubedi30@gmail.com
or, submit a handwritten paper.
pramodsubedi30@gmail.com