Highlights four items from the ERIC database in which teacher/directors describe high school theater and classroom productions of Masters'"Spoon River Anthology," Shakespeare, three Black theater dramatizations, and mime. Each offers creative suggestions for imitation. (JMF)

This manual is designed to provide creative drama ideas and strategies to teachers of elementary school children with deafness. The purpose of creative drama is to provide opportunities for students to create, share, and explore their ideas. Students also learn to work together, in small and large groups, to portray scenes or stories. The manual…

Examines how to increase student awareness of the range and depth of nonverbal communication and help them respond more intelligently to the nonverbal cues sent by others and understand the messages they transmit nonverbally. (CRH)

The use of creative drama in a multicultural classroom can allow a teacher to establish a student-focused base for experiential learning and can allow students from various cultures to use drama as a way of expressing their individual cultural differences. Using literature about various ethnic groups in creative drama can contribute to the…

Discusses the use of pantomime to arouse student interest and promote foreign language acquisition, providing several examples demonstrating the inclusion of mimetic activities for teaching about culture and grammar, introducing new vocabulary, and testing. (33 references) (Author/CB)

Describes how, through pantomime, language learners can be encouraged to participate orally in classroom activities without feeling the pressure of having to perform. This technique requires the teacher to act out simple situations before the class while the students work together to interpret his/her gestures. (Author/MES)

A study examined two different methods used to increase story comprehension. These methods were implemented using two kindergarten classes from the Secaucus New Jersey Public School District during a 4-week instructional period. The students from one classroom listened to stories proceeded by dramatization. Retelling techniques used were role…

Three ways of using video cassettes in second language instruction include: commercially produced culture capsules, the "Speakeasy" series from the British Broadcasting Corporation, and videos locally recorded off-air. The advantages of using each of these materials types are outlined, and specific techniques for integrating them into…

Classroom activity ideas for Japanese English as a second language students include a Punch and Judy puppet show (script included); a Halloween puppet trick-or-treat game to learn vocabulary and an American custom; a mime game using verbs; hangman; games of prediction, chance, and sorting or grouping; a Japanese card game similar to "slap"; a…

A study investigated the use of drama activities in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction in Malaysia. Instruction occurred over an extended period of time and involved over 300 teachers, with a wide range of training and experience, in secondary and higher education institutions. Students were low-level, intermediate, or advanced…

The importance of incorporating aural comprehension activities in the second language classroom is discussed. In addition, both the theoretical models upon which the listening comprehension research is based and the operational definitions employed by the researchers are examined. It is suggested that research demonstrates the value of emphasizing…

The extent to which video has come of age with respect to language learning is the focus of this special issue, which provides information on sources of materials and offers practical ideas for the effective and creative use of those materials in second language instruction. Articles include: "Video and Language Learning: A Medium Comes of Age"…