Shakespeare Week at LEH Foshan 跨学科探寻莎士比亚的永恒魅力-国际教育网

Shakespeare Week at LEH Foshan 跨学科探寻莎士比亚的永恒魅力

2022-07-21

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In midsummer, as the school year 2021-2022 drew to a close, LEH Foshan joined the huge community of British schools to celebrate Shakespeare Week, a week-long festival honouring and exploring Shakespeare’s life and work.

仲夏时节，随着2021-2022学年接近尾声，佛山霍利斯学生们和很多英国学校的学生一样，参与莎士比亚周，学习和探索莎士比亚的人生和作品。

The Shakespeare Week provided opportunities for our students to infuse literacy with creativity, enjoyment and inspiration, and opportunities to build organic links across different subjects, which is an important concept of our holistic learning approach at LEH Foshan.

莎士比亚周给学生们提供了一系列的机会，从莎士比亚作品中汲取创意、乐趣和灵感，并在不同学科之间建立有机联系，这是佛山霍利斯全人教育的一个重要概念。

Experiencing Shakespeare

体验莎士比亚

The week kicked off with a fabulous virtual tour of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London – with a live link-up to the Globe’s expert educational practitioners who brought this magical, meticulously recreated theatre to life for us.

精彩的一周从一场让人惊叹的伦敦莎士比亚环球剧院虚拟参观之旅开始。参观的过程中学生们与剧院的专业教育从业员连线交流，在他的讲解下深入了解了这座设计精妙的剧院，让人宛如身临其境。

The tour was followed by live workshops run by expert practitioners from Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London: younger students experimented with the rhythm of the text and enjoyed lively drama games, while our IGCSE Literature students dived into the significance of verse and prose, and analysed Shakespeare’s use of poetic metre and form – they are well on the way to becoming experts themselves!

随后，学生们在剧院人员指导下分批参加了有趣的工作坊。低年级学生们体验了文本韵律的乐趣，参加了生动有趣的戏剧游戏；IGCSE文学选科学生则深入研究了诗歌和散文的重要性，并分析了莎士比亚的诗歌格律和诗歌形式，他们快变成小文学家了！

In the following school days, activities were running in lessons across the subject spectrum, giving students opportunities to delve into Shakespeare’s stories, language and characters from different perspectives.

在接下来的几天，不同学科的课程都围绕莎士比亚的主题展开，让学生们有机会从多方面研究莎士比亚的故事、语言风格和人物个性。

Art students become mask designers, preparing characters for the Romeo and Juliet masquerade ball.

艺术课学生们都变身成为面具设计师，为罗密欧和朱丽叶的化妆舞会设计面具。

In Design & Technology, students were exploring stage design for productions of Shakespeare’s plays.

在设计与技术课堂上，学生们研究莎士比亚戏剧舞台设计的奥妙。

In Drama, students were combining physical theatre skills with Shakespearean insults.

在戏剧课上，学生们将形体戏剧技巧与莎士比亚式吐槽结合起来学习。

In the Maths lesson, students were working hard to solve a Shakespearean Murder Mystery.

学生们认真研究如何运用数学破解一个莎士比亚主题的侦探案件。

A big thank you to Mrs Chapman for her contribution to coordinating Shakespeare Week for our students.

非常感谢Mrs Chapman为佛山霍利斯学生们组织和协调了莎士比亚周的各种活动。

Mrs Kathryn Chapman

Head of English

英语学科主任

Mrs Kathryn Chapman will be starting her role as Head of English and the Language Faculty from the school year 2022-23. She has taught in London and Lincolnshire in a wide variety of different types of schools, most recently selective. She has also been a Subject Leader in Drama, introducing it as a subject as well as running the school's theatre company and their ambitious productions, and loves bringing drama skills into English learning. She has also worked as a Sixth Form tutor, supporting students into their preferred universities.

Kathryn Chapman女士将从2022-23学年起担任英语学科及语言学科主任。她曾在伦敦和林肯郡不同类型的学校任教，而这些学校都有着严格的筛选标准。她也曾担任戏剧学科组长，同时运营学校的戏剧公司及戏剧项目。在英文的教学中，她也常常融入一些戏剧元素及相关的技巧。除此之外，Kathryn Chapman女士曾作为升学导师，指导学生进入理想的大学。

Interviewing Mrs Chapman

对话Mrs Chapman

What are the purposes of celebrating Shakespeare Week?

为什么要在佛山霍利斯开展莎士比亚周？

At the heart of British culture is a love of words: we love comedic language, powerful calls to action, clever wordplay, and we find great significance when emotions, identity, time or place are encapsulated in the perfect literary image or metaphor, or the perfect line of poetry. Shakespeare is unparalleled amongst writers for his ability use words in this way. In celebrating his life and work, our students are able to share in this profound love of language.

英语文化的核心就是对文字的热爱：我们喜欢喜剧风格的语言、富有感染力的行动号召语言、以及有趣的文字游戏。当情感、身份象征、时间或地点都能够巧妙被蕴含在完美的文学形象或隐喻中，或格律齐整的诗歌中，我们便认为这是伟大的作品。莎士比亚对辞藻的运用手法十分精巧，使得他的作品价值无与伦比。在学习和欣赏他的人生和作品时，我们的学生也能够体验这份对语言的深厚的热忱。

In English, students were investigating and supporting characters in Shakespeare’s stories, bringing them to life, giving them a chance to speak for themselves.

在英语课堂，学生们认真钻研莎士比亚故事中的角色，并将自己代入其中，演活这些角色，诉说故事。

How do students benefit from studying Shakespeare?

学习莎士比亚，对学生们有什么好处和帮助？

The study of Literature is the study of testimony – each literary text is a response (however indirect or imaginative) to how it felt to live in that writer’s world, wherever or whenever that was. The analytical ability and emotional intelligence involved in responding to Shakespeare’s writing – as well as the appreciation of historical context required – is why universities are impressed by high grades in Literature, but also why the student’s emotional and social development are supported by this most empathetic and beautiful field of study.

研究文学相当于研究证词——无论是以间接方式还是想象方式，无论何时何地，每一篇文学文本都是作家对生活的感受和回应。学习欣赏莎士比亚作品需要学生运用分析能力和情商，以及对作品的历史背景有所了解。这也是为什么在文学考试取得优异成绩的学生能令大学招生官印象深刻的原因。学习莎士比亚也有利于学生的情感和社交发展。

In Science, students were exploring the Bubonic Plague, and its similarities and differences to the current epidemic.

在科学课堂，学生们探索黑死病的历史，以及黑死病与目前新冠病毒的相似和差异之处。

Could you share some tips with students and parents who are interested in learning more about Shakespeare?

如果有学生和家长想要再深入了解和学习莎士比亚，请问您能给他们一些建议吗？

Don’t rush straight to an original-text version of a Shakespeare play in book form!

不要急着一开始就去阅读莎士比亚戏剧的原文书籍！

Step one: introduce yourself to a shorter version of the story in modern language – illustrated if possible. There are lots of varied and engaging examples in the LEHF Library to choose from, including graphic novels – or you can find versions online.

第一步：先阅读用现代英语写的简短版的莎士比亚作品书籍，最好是带有注释的。这些书籍可以在佛山霍利斯的图书馆或在网上找到。

Step two: watch it! It’s a play, after all. All students have access to the Drama Online subscription from our Drama teacher, Mr Savill, where they can find multiple versions of many of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, performed by world-class acting companies. Turn on the captions (in English) if you can, to help yourself connect the spoken language with the written.

第二步：观看戏剧视频！佛山霍利斯学生都能从我们戏剧老师Mr Savill分享的资源中，进入我校订阅的线上戏剧资源库，观看一系列由世界级剧组表演的不同形式的莎士比亚戏剧。观看的时候可以打开英文字幕，这有助于帮助同学们更好地对照观察英文口语和书面语的表达方式。

In Mandarin, students learned why Hamlet attracts audiences all over the world and then practised and performed a short version of Hamlet in Chinese.

在中文课上，学生们了解为什么《哈姆雷特》的故事会受到全球观众欢迎，然后用中文练习和表演了其中的几个章节。

Now you’re ready for step three: open the original text and dive in. Look for the gorgeous, stark visual images in the words. Feel the flow of that sublime poetic metre. And keep referring to the glossary. You think the average British person today could tell you what a bodkin or an arras are? Of course, they couldn’t - these plays are four hundred years old! Decode the few tricky bits and enjoy the exquisite poetry and drama of the words. And don’t forget, there’s a wealth of information online, both introductory and for revision.

第三步：阅读原著，深入探索。在字里行间，感受文字所构建和描绘的华丽生动的情景，欣赏诗歌抑扬顿挫的音韵格律。多些查询词汇参考表，因为这些戏剧已经有400年的历史，许多词汇与今天的有所不同，即便是当代普通的英国人也不会知道bodkin或arras是什么意思。尝试在解码这些词汇中找寻乐趣，在阅读过程感受文字和戏剧当中的别致诗意。当然也要善用网络上的丰富资源，入门版和修订版的书籍都能在网上找到。