Full Description
This engaging and complete resource has everything you need to bring drama and theatre techniques into the ESL, EFL, or World Language Classroom. Are your students reluctant to speak out in class? Do they lack confidence in their language skills? The dynamic drama games in this book are the perfect catalyst to transform your students into engaged learners, and help them build confidence and language skills. The interactive theatre games and techniques are specifically designed for use in Second, Foreign, and World Language classrooms to empower students through meaningful, agentive language learning. With over 80 activities and games, and hundreds of extensions that can be catered to every level, this book provides teachers with clear, step-by-step instructions to teaching dramatic activities with L2 learners of all levels and backgrounds. The games and strategies in this book will enliven classrooms with communication that is creative, memorable, inspiring, and fun.
Grounded in cutting-edge research, this book explains why teaching language through drama is effective and inspiring for teachers and students alike, directing readers to a wide array of resources and approaches to teaching language through theatre. You'll also find guidance on leading drama games with language learners in a variety of online platforms, lesson planning models, and an example lesson plan for easy implementation in physical or virtual classroom spaces.
Contents
Foreword by Ryuko Kubota
Acknowledgements: A Personal Note Paying Homage to Our Teachers
About the Authors
Introduction: Acting Up with Language
Chapter 01 Drama Basics
Chapter 02 Critical Drama-Based L2 History, Theory, and Practice
Chapter 03 Getting to Know You: Creating Classroom Community through Drama.
Chapter 04 Warm-up with Little to No Language
Chapter 05 Say It Again, Sam! Rehearsing Target Language Words and Phrases
Chapter 06 Guessing Games
Chapter 07 Improvising with Shorter Stretches of Language
Chapter 08 Improvising with Longer Stretches of Language
Chapter 09 Theatre for Agency, Activism, and Acting Up with Language
Afterword by Shirley Brice Heath
Appendix A Theatre Game Adaptations in Virtual and Non-Contact Spaces
Appendix B Lesson Planning for Acting Up with Language
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