SOk494 Applied drama

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0.6/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
MgA. Lenka Polánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MgA. Lenka Polánková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In their practice, social educators meet with various groups of socially disadvantaged people seeking change. Abroad, this social phenomenon is most commonly referred to as social change. From the point of view of the profession of a social pedagogue, it is important to understand this social phenomenon and to be able to participate in it. Social change can be achieved through social action. And theater can be a powerful tool in encouraging social action through the process of the group and group learning.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes:
• Describe the process of social change in the selected example;
• to interpret the process of social change in the context of social pedagogy as a scientific discipline;
• to evaluate the contribution of the discussed authors who deal with social change processes in society in relation to the field of social pedagogy and its current practice;
• Define the concept of applied drama and theater;
• Describe different forms of theater leading to social action;
• Explain their own attitudes and proposals for solutions to the theatrical educational activities of socially disadvantaged groups.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus:
  • Social change in the context of social pedagogy.
  • Social change and social action from the perspective of selected authors.
  • Selected forms of theaters leading to social action.
  • Presentation of examples of good practice.
  • Group design of theatrical education activities.
Literature
  • SANTOS, Bárbara, Julian BOAL and Augusto BOAL. Divadlem ke změně : vybrané texty k divadlu utlačovaných. Translated by Tereza Schmoranz - Martina Čermáková. [Praha]: Antikomplex, 2016, 101 stran. ISBN 9788090619821. info
  • NICHOLSON, Helen. Applied drama : the gift of theatre. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, viii, 196. ISBN 1403916462. info
  • FREIRE, Paulo. Pedagogy of the oppressed. [Chicago, Illinois]: BookRags, 2000, 32 stran. ISBN 9781304556677. info
  • BOAL, Augusto. Theater of the oppressed. Translated by Charles A. Leal McBride - Maria-Odilia Leal McBride - Emily Fryer. London: Pluto Press, 2000, xxi, 208. ISBN 0745316573. info
Teaching methods
excercise, lecture, discussion, observation
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Předmět je součástí profilace Dramatická výchova.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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