2. All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
As you like it, Act 2, scene 7
William shakespeare
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3. Definition
- Drama is an active approach to learning
where participants identify roles and
situations to be able to engage with, explore
and understand the world they live in
(Godfrey, 2010)
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4. Fosters the 4 skills by creating a suitable
context
Powerful language tool
- involves all students interactively
- connecting students’ emotion and
cognition (enables students to take risks with
language and experience the connection
between thought and action)
- fosters and maintains students’ motivation
(provide an atmosphere which is full of fun
and entertainment)
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5. 1. It integrates language skills in a natural way
2. It integrates verbal and non-verbal aspects of
communication
3. It draws upon both cognitive and affective domains
4. Brings classroom to life
5. Learners capitalize on their strength and extend their
range
6. Motivation is developed
7. Motivation is fostered and sustained
8. Transfer of responsibility
9. Encourages an open, exploratory style of learning
10. Positive effect on classroom dynamics and atmosphere
11. Enjoyable experience
12. It is low-resource
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6. Learners are able to develop :
- confidence, motivation, trust and
participation
- Oral and communication skill
- Awareness of interpersonal and sociocultural
communication skills
- Accuracy and fluency of expression
- Rhythm and pronunciation
- Linguistic intelligence
- Social interactive skills
- Godfrey, 2010
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8. Learners use L1 persistently
Learners don’t participate
Learners make lots of errors
Dominant / shy students
Learners get confused and do not know what
to do
Noise
chaos
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9. Explain the rationale
Prepare students thoroughly
Give clear instructions
Allow plenty of preparation time
Prepare the formation of groups
carefully
Feedback
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10. “Tell me and I will forget.
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will
understand.”
Chinese Proverb
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