BM504101 Seminar on English Drama

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BM504101 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name イギリス戯曲演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）イギリスギキョクエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Seminar on English Drama

Instructor FUJISAWA HIROYASU

Instructor
(Katakana) フジサワ　ヒロヤス

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

・Lecture　・Seminar 　・Discussion　

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages

Humanities in English Program
（Abilities and Skills）
・Comprehension of English texts in a wide range of fields on humanities

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Students are required to read Shakespeare’s Four Great Tragedies closely and analytically.

Class Schedule lesson1　The Life of Shakespeare and Shakespeare’s Great Tragedies
lesson2　The Language of Shakespeare and the Introduction to Shakespeare Studies.
lesson3　Hamlet  Act I. Scene i.
lesson4　Hamlet  Act I. Scene ii.
lesson5　Hamlet  Act III. Scene i.
lesson6　Hamlet  Act V. Scene ii.
lesson7　Othello  Act I. Scene i. & Act I. Scene iii.
lesson8　Othello  Act III. Scene iii.
lesson9　Othello  Act V. Scene ii.
lesson10　King Lear  Act I. Scene i.
lesson11　King Lear  Act III. Scene ii.
lesson12　King Lear  Act IV. Scene iv.
lesson13　Macbeth  Act I. Scene i. & Act II. Scene i.
lesson14　Macbeth  Act II. Scene ii.
lesson15　Macbeth  Act V. Scene v.

At the end of the course, students are required to submit a term paper on one of Shakespeare’s Great Tragedies.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Shoichiro Kawai, Arasuji de yomu Sheikusupia (Shodensha Shinsho, 2013)
In terms of Shakespeare’s text, copies of it will be distributed.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Prepare to understand the text by consulting OED.

Requirements None in particular

Grading Method Minutes Paper (50%), Term Report (50%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BM504101	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	イギリス戯曲演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	イギリスギキョクエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Seminar on English Drama
Instructor	FUJISAWA HIROYASU
Instructor (Katakana)	フジサワ　ヒロヤス
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
・Lecture　・Seminar 　・Discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics （Abilities and Skills）・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages Humanities in English Program （Abilities and Skills）・Comprehension of English texts in a wide range of fields on humanities
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Students are required to read Shakespeare’s Four Great Tragedies closely and analytically.
Class Schedule	lesson1　The Life of Shakespeare and Shakespeare’s Great Tragedies lesson2　The Language of Shakespeare and the Introduction to Shakespeare Studies. lesson3　Hamlet Act I. Scene i. lesson4　Hamlet Act I. Scene ii. lesson5　Hamlet Act III. Scene i. lesson6　Hamlet Act V. Scene ii. lesson7　Othello Act I. Scene i. & Act I. Scene iii. lesson8　Othello Act III. Scene iii. lesson9　Othello Act V. Scene ii. lesson10　King Lear Act I. Scene i. lesson11　King Lear Act III. Scene ii. lesson12　King Lear Act IV. Scene iv. lesson13　Macbeth Act I. Scene i. & Act II. Scene i. lesson14　Macbeth Act II. Scene ii. lesson15　Macbeth Act V. Scene v. At the end of the course, students are required to submit a term paper on one of Shakespeare’s Great Tragedies.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Shoichiro Kawai, Arasuji de yomu Sheikusupia (Shodensha Shinsho, 2013) In terms of Shakespeare’s text, copies of it will be distributed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Prepare to understand the text by consulting OED.
Requirements	None in particular
Grading Method	Minutes Paper (50%), Term Report (50%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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