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English Teaching

  • 25-03-2010 11:28pm
    #1
    David2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi,
    I'm currently in TY, and after I finish school I would love to train to become a secondary school English teacher. However, I'm a little skeptical about one aspect of the idea. If I were to get a degree in English after school, would the course include understanding Shakespearean English?
    I have a great interest in the language, but I'm afraid that if I end up teaching that I won't be able to go over dramas with the students. Should I be nervous? I guess I've only ever done one Shakespearean drama before, and that was 'The Merchant of Venice' for the JC, so obviously I'm not very good at it. Would the LC drama give me a better understanding of it? Or would I do a section of it in college?

    All answers will be appreciated! :D


Comments

  • #2
    drusk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭drusk


    Your first Shakespeare play is always difficult. It gets easier. You'll probably enjoy it more in Leaving Cert.

    When you do a degree in English, you have to do a certain amount of 'modules' each year. Modules can be based on a range of topics, eg., Jacobean drama, Creative Writing, Modern fiction, etc. Some modules may be based around Shakespeare's work. Most modules are optional, but some are compulsory. You may have to do a compulsory module on Shakespeare, but then again you may not. You just don't know.

    I wouldn't let a dislike of Shakespeare put you off studying English though! It's not like you'd fail your degree because you couldn't get your head around him!


  • #3
    PhosphoricAcid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭PhosphoricAcid


    English is a really hard subject to teach..you cant really drill it in.. you either know it or not..;)


  • #4
    Rosita
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭Rosita


    Shakespeare is actually one of the more enjoyable and approachable topics in an English degree. It's just a matter of getting used to the plays.

    Any such course would certainly include Shakespeare but there is such a vast range of literature taught that it is easy to avoid any one particular area if you so wish.

    That said, Shakespeare plays are a constant on the secondary school curriculum (unlike much of the content of an English degree course) so it's no harm to get to grips with them.


  • #5
    David2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭David2


    Thanks guys, you've all been a great help. :D


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