Secondary Shakespeare in the UK: pedagogies and practice
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In this paper, we report data from the first national survey of secondary Shakespeare teaching in the UK, conducted online in 2017–18 with a sample of 211 teachers distributed throughout Wales, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. In this article, we outline the pedagogical practices which are dominant. Specifically, we examine the group of pedagogies known as ‘Active Methods’ and consider their popularity in secondary classrooms, and why teachers say they do or do not use them. The most popular activities for teaching Shakespeare plays in the UK across the key stages are as follows: reading with parts around the groups; creating scene summaries; watching a film; and historical context activities.
Keywords
- Shakespeare, teaching Shakespeare, Active methods, Pedagogy, drama methods
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Changing English |
| Early online date | 13 Jul 2023 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 13 Jul 2023 |
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