47th IATEFL Annual Conference. Liverpool, 2013

1. Will & the Web
Shakespeare and the Internet
Chris Lima, Open University
IATEFL 2013

2. Overview
 Context and syllabus
 Using literature and new technologies
 Activities: Henry V
 Activities: Othello
 Extending classroom discussions
 Questions
 Links and bibliography

3. My Context
 English for Academic Purposes
 Undergraduate
 Erasmus / Study Abroad Programme
 B2 / C1
 Two free-standing terms
 Two-hour session once a week
 Ten-week terms
 Two academic essays
 Credit bearing modules

4. The syllabus
 Language – literature – literary criticism
 Four skills (reading +)
 Academic writing
 Four genres
 Text - Performance
 Independent learning

5. ‘It is meat and drink to me’
As You Like It
 Make technology part of your everyday teaching
 Make it part of your lesson
 Make it match your objectives
 Make it simple
 Make it engaging
 Make it accessible
 Make it feasible
 Make it part of the homework

6. ‘It’s all one to me’ Troilus and Cressida
 YouTube
 Podcasts
 Google images
 Shakespearean websites
 E-texts
 Blogs
 Social media
 Discussion forums
 Online glossary
 Concordances
 Scholarly databases
 VLE
 Apps

7. What calls your attention?
 Message  Setting
 Language  Acting
 Clothes
 Colours
 Music

10. Discuss
What are the
similarities and
differences
between the two
scenes?

11. Find out
 What are the main  Circle at least 10
messages in both key words that are
speeches? used in both texts.
 How similar is the  Underline at least 5
language they expressions or
use? phrases that have
similar meaning in
both texts.

12. What would you do if
one of your best friends
told you that your
boyfriend/girlfriend is
cheating on you?

13. What dost thou mean?

14. Discuss
 Isit easier to understand the dialogue
after you watched it performed?
 Why do you think Branagh has adapted
the text?
 How do the changes affect your
understanding of the scene?

20. ‘Too much of a good thing’
As You Like It
 The Works
 Playing (with) Shakespeare
 Academic sources
 Resources for teachers & students
 Online Reading Group

22. ‘All that glitters is not gold’
The Merchant of Venice
 Technology can be unreliable
 Technology does not replace reading
 Technology does not replace the theatre
 Technology does not replace thinking
 Technology does not teach for you

24. ‘And farewell friends’
The Merchant of Venice
 Suggestions for further reading

25. Thank you
chrislima90@yahoo.co.uk
http://chrislima90.wordpress.com