1. Comprehend the basic elements of a play
2. Express their views and feelings in playwriting
3. Enhance communication and collaboration skills
4. Acquire an overview of Hong Kong playwriting

Week 1: Introduction to dramatic writing – conventions & uniqueness

Week 2-4: The uniqueness of playwriting – blue print for a performance

Week 5-6: Finding the playwriting materials from your life

Week 7-8: Building up the materials

Week 9-10: Developing the materials – conflicts and characters

Week 11-12: Learning from the masters

Week 13: Students’ sharing on their play scripts and discussion

1. The Blunt Playwright: an Introduction to Playwriting, Clem Martini, Toronto, Canada: Playwrights Canada Press, 2006
2. 《伊狄帕斯王》，翻譯：黎翠珍，香港：香港浸會大學翻譯學研究中心：國際演藝評論家協會（香港分會），2005
3. 《我和春天有個約會》，杜國威，香港：次文化堂，1995

1. Playwriting: a practical guide, Noel Greig, London; New York: Routledge, 2005
2. The Playwright’s Guidebook, Stuart Spencer, New York: Faber and Faber, Inc., 2002
3. How Play Works, David Edgar, London: Nick Hern, 2009
4. 《編劇知識與編劇技巧》，孫少文，昆明：雲南大學出版社，1994
5. 《玩偶家族》（易卜生戲劇全集二），翻譯：呂健忠，台北縣新店市：左岸文化，2004
6. 《野豬》，莊梅岩，香港：香港藝術節協會有限公司，2012
7. 杜國威，《南海十三郎》，香港次文化堂，1995
8. 潘惠森，《雞春咁大隻曱甴兩頭岳》，1996
9. 佛琳編 (2003)，《八色風采：香港劇本十年集：九十年代》，香港：國際演藝評論家協會（香港分會），2003