OBJECTIVES
AND IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING DRAMA AND ARTS IN EDUCATION IN B.ED TEACHING
Program:
After completion of the course, student teachers
will be able to:
·
develop and
understanding of drama & art, the scope, and purpose of art education and
art as the basis of education
·
exhibit
basic understanding in art appreciation, art expression, and art education
·
bring
the arts
into the center of exploration, e.g.
in visual arts:
semiotics of the image/film/play/music
·
explore the
adaptive strategies of artistic expression
·
recognize
the role of drama as education in the elementary school
·
learn to
identify areas that are best suited for drama
exploration
·
examine
through chosen themes, how learning can take place in the classroom through
group drama exploration by a whole class of elementary school students
·
explore the
role of the teacher as a creative guide in learning that is drama driven
·
explore how
art can enhance learning
COURSE CONTENT (SYLLABUS)
UNIT 1
Understanding Drama and Arts in Education
·
Meaning and
Concept of ‘Art’ and ‘Arts in Education’,
·
Understanding
aesthetics and its education relevance
·
Drama and
Arts as Pedagogy of learning and development- understanding drama, Arts (Visual
& Performing Arts) and their importance in teaching-learning of different
subjects at the school level.
·
Range of art
activities in drama
·
Experiencing,
responding and appreciating the drama
·
Exposure to
selective basic skills required for drama
·
Drama:
Facilitating interest among students: planning and implementing activities
·
Enhancing
learning through drama for children with and without special needs: strategies
and adaptations
UNIT 2
Media and Electronic Arts
·
Range of art
activities in media and electronic art forms
·
Experiencing,
responding and appreciating media and electronic arts
·
Exposure to
selective basic skills in media and electronic
arts
·
Media and
electronic arts: Facilitating interest among students: planning and
implementing activities
·
Enhancing
learning through media and electronic
art for children
with and without special needs: strategies and adaptations
Task and
Assignment: Any two of the following:
·
Role-Playing’
activity for historical/contemporary personalities wherein students play the
role of that personality to advocate his/her opinions/decisions/thought
processes (for example, Akbar, Hitler, Galileo, Bhagat Singh, etc.)
·
Write a
self-reflective essay on how this course on art will make you a better teacher
·
Learn and
briefly explain how music notations are made. Submit a brief report OR learn
and explain the concept of composition in visual art. Submit a brief report. OR
make and submit a sample advertisement for a product OR Learn Mudras of a
classical dance forms and hold a session for the students on that. Submit photo
report of the same
·
Carryout
web search on Indian sculpture and submit a brief compilation
·
Organizing
art, craft and music exercise with small groups followed by discussions and presentation.
·
Observe an
art period in a school and briefly write your reflections on it.
·
Any other
project/ assignment given by the institution.
NOTE: External practical will be conducted by an external examiner at the
end of the semester.
SUGGESTED
READINGS AND BEST BOOKS FOR DRAMA AND ART IN EDUCATION
·
Chawla, S.S.
(1986). The teaching of Art. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
·
Dodd, N. and
Winifred, H. (1971/1980). Drama and
Theatre in Education, Lundon: Heinmann.
·
Efland, A.
D. (1990). A
history of Art
Education: Intellectual and
social currents inteaching the visual arts. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
·
Harriet, G.
(1964). Art in Everyday Life. Calcutta: Oxford and IBH Publishing Company.
·
Khanna, S.
and NBT (1992). Joy of Making Indian Toys, Popular Science. New Delhi: NBT.
·
McCaslin, N.
(1987). Creative Drama
in the Primary
Grades. Vol. I
and In the Intermediate Grades,
Vol. II, New York/London: Longman.
·
Mishra, A.
(2004). Aaj bhi KhareinhaiTalaab, Gandhi Peace Foundation, 5 th Edition.
·
Narayan, S.
(1997). Gandhi views on Education: Buniyadi Shiksha [Basic Education], The Selected Works of Gandhi; The
Voice of Truth, Vol 6, Navajivan Publishing
house.
·
NCERT
(2006). Position Paper National Focus
Group on Arts,
Music, Dance and Theatre, New Delhi: NCERT.
·
Prasad, D.
(1998). Art as the Basis of Education, NBT, New Delhi.
·
Sahi, J. and
Sahi, R.(2009). Learning Through Art, Eklavya.
·
Shirley, G.
(2000). Art, an A to Z guide. Franklin Watts:
USA.
·
Vaze, P.
(1999). How to Draw and Paint Nature. Jyosna Prakashan: Mumbai.
·
Ward, A.
(1993). Sound and Music. Franklin Watts: New
York.
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