1. Introduction
The main objective of this essay is to conduct a typological classification of the drama techniques and activities that can be used in secondary education for teaching English as a foreign language, focused on those used in the socialization stage of a didactic unit. We also aim to establish definitions for key terms such as “drama” and “dramatic activities” apposing them to that of “theatre”, to know how previous works have studied the use of drama in education and to detect the didactic moment in which the dramatic techniques are more effective. This paper was conceived to provide teaching resources for students of English who are interested in pursuing teaching as a career and for secondary teachers of English. This essay
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The first and most important step is to find a topic. In this case we chose to study the use of drama techniques in English Language Teaching. In order to do so we had to collect specific bibliography from online catalogues and journals, and books from the library. Subsequently, we determined our objectives and the way we meant to achieve them, creating the index by which we would base our study. Later on, we defined the basic terminology and ideas necessary for the understanding of the topic, and reviewed the theory produced around the issue, exposing the different books found dealing with drama in English Language Teaching. Then it was necessary to explain what a didactic unit is and the different stages enclosed in it, emphasising on the socialization stage, and also stressing on the importance of the individualization stage, as the techniques explained are those that can be included in that phase of the unit. Right after, we established our classification, defining, explaining and illustrating some of the many drama techniques used in this socialization stage, more specifically in secondary education. We highlighted six techniques: role-play, simulation, drama games, guided improvisation, acting play scripts, and prepared improvised drama. After having studied the subject we drew on a conclusion and we examined if the objectives we set were achieved. Likewise, as the last part of the paper, we organised a list of all the works that had been cited. Finally, it was necessary to carefully proofread the whole of the text in order to correct possible grammar or content mistakes and to make sure the text was coherent and well
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Before the 19th century, English was not considered a discipline and the purpose of it is still debated. Throughout the years, new cultural, social, and philosophical trends have influenced the way English is taught and studied. During module 1, different videos were shown, and several readings were assigned that helped me to relate all the material. In this synthesis essay, I will describe what I learned throughout the videos and the readings by making connections among them.
The Greeks were the first to introduce the concept of theater. As a matter of fact, one performer, Thespis, created the idea of a chorus, which was a group of people that expressed opinions, gave advice, and had the author’s point of view. The chorus would be the equivalent to the “score” in modern theater. The International Thespian Society, an organization formed to honor student’s success in the theater, was named after Thespis. In Greek theater, the place that the actors performed was called the “paraskene,” while in modern theater it is called the stage.
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“Imagination no longer has a function”, says Emile Zola in his essay, ‘Naturalism in the Theatre’. Many of the ideas which Zola has discussed in this essay have been taken up by modern theatre, both in theory and practice. Modern theatre, for instance, is aware of the fact that analysis and not synthesis should be the basis for theatrical production. It is with this theory at the back of his mind that Bertolt Brecht has discussed theatre’s role as an educator only if the elements associated with spectacle are removed from theatre.
1. INTRODUCTION A play where children create and act the roles are defined as dramatic play. It is when they play or act the roles out of reality and become someone or anything that different from themselves. Children that are growing up like to play dramatic play and roles and pretend be someone else like superheroes, doctor or anything that they like and dramatize the situations and also will did the action to play along with the roles that they played.
Teaching methods differ in terms of approach which as observed relate more to procedures which influence inner coherence, produce specific educational effects. The traditional approach embodies two, namely: (a) the didactic method, also called the directive or autocratic style, which is based on logo-centrism and an instructor-centred approach. Its focus is the teacher, who explains the logical and practical aspects of the issue or topic; secondly, (b) the dialectic method. In this approach, students are involved in the learning process and are expected to ask questions; thirdly, (c) The heuristic or research method. This method makes students the protagonists of their learning process, since they must find, guided by the instructor, and through research and experimentation, the solutions to the problems.
Drama is literature written for performance--or at least written in a style that would allow for stage performance. As a text form, drama can be thought of as story told though spoken remarks and stage directions(Kurland ,2000) .When we hear the term drama we think fun, excitement , expression of one’s self . A famous quote says that “play is not in the words, it’s in you” (Steller Adler). In the world of drama it is essential that we understand the difference between Process and Product Drama.