The course focuses on the sharing and discussing of formal properties of drama and studies the conventions of the genre as it develops within or across historical periods and/or cultures. The course should also ask the students to trace back the historical and cultural events which shaped the writing of the pieces from ancient to modern ones, both English and American drama. The students are supposed to understand the nature of drama production and performance on the stage so that they should be able to cooperate with each other to perform the works into works of stage. The classroom activities are conducted through presentation, performance, group discussion, question and answer, and peer assessment.

1. · Being able to apply and determine some basic ideas of the pieces as well in order to appreciate and criticized them

   · Understanding knowledge of the historical and cultural period of the works in which they were produced or written by authors of their times

   · Being able to make decision on applying knowledge to appreciate the nature of drama and its characteristics compared to other works of literature

   · Being responsible to share the basic ideas or knowledge of the works and disseminate them in the form of performance

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