Students’ Multilevel Artistic and Pedagogical Communication Mastering

Abstract

The article substantiates the feasibility of introducing student theatre in the professional training of future teachers on the basis of generalizing the experience of theatre pedagogy. The hypothesis of the study was based on the assumption that the professional training of future teachers of any direction will be more effective and efficient, if students master the multi-level artistic and pedagogical communication within the activities of student theatre. The hypothesis was confirmed as a result of the research in which 335 student theatre participants from 10 Ukrainian universities took part. The student theatre is considered as a form of art and pedagogical activity, oriented on personal development, self development, and improvement of creative abilities of future teachers, formation of professional self-sufficiency by means of multilevel artistic and pedagogical communication in the system of higher pedagogical education. The characteristic features of the phenomenon of “artistic and pedagogical communication” are analysed and considered in two conceptual meanings: artistic and pedagogical. The multi-level artistic and pedagogical communication of the student theatre is defined as the interdependent process of professional training of future teachers, which integrates the internal and external interaction of subjects of artistic and creative activity. The characteristics of the levels of artistic and pedagogical communication are divided into: contemplative-oriented, creative performing, artistic-active, and art studies. The article gives a determination of criteria and corresponding levels of mastering of multilevel artistic and pedagogical communication by future teachers.