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Florian Hameau – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2024
If oral communication in a second language (L2) is considered a skill to be prioritized, it is also particularly anxiety-provoking for L2 learners. This is why their willingness to communicate, predicted in particular by the emotions experienced, has been the focus of recent studies to examine its evolution and factors likely to interact with it.…
Descriptors: Drama, Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mardiani, Ridha; Hanifah, Merina – Athens Journal of Education, 2023
We have to admit that drama activities can give a variety of benefits for English foreign language learners of all ages in Indonesia. This article describes how a collaborative drama project could enhance twenty-seven undergraduate students in the sixth semester of the English education study program of a small private college in Cimahi, West…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Drama, Undergraduate Students
Po-Chi Tam – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2024
This paper reports a case study of teaching Cantonese to Hong Kong ethnic minority pre-schoolers using process drama. Based on Deleuzo-Guattarian concepts of minor literature and language, becoming and de-/re-territorialisation, this paper aims to reconceptualise a playful adaptation of process drama developed by Joe Winston (2012) as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages, Second Language Instruction, Minority Group Students
Xiaodong Zhang – Research in Drama Education, 2024
This qualitative case study explores the trajectory of one English writing teacher's self-directed development. The teacher's self-directed development incorporated the use of drama-based pedagogy, in assisting student writers' topic knowledge development. The study shows that the teacher's initial journey of self-directed development was zigzag,…
Descriptors: Drama, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Student Needs
Laila Dawoud; Zuwati Hasim; Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024
Teaching English speaking skills in schools can be a challenge, but it is rewarding. English is commonly the most spoken language in the world, and having a good command of the language can open a world of opportunities in the future. English speaking skills also facilitate purposeful communication with people from various linguistic backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Bessadet, Latéfa – Arab World English Journal, 2022
The present study investigates the benefits of implementing drama techniques in English language teaching. It also focuses on the means and strategies of creating a learner-centered classroom to enhance English as Foreign Language learners' communication skills. Two dramatic techniques used in the research are "exploiting a scripted…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Drama
Kim Murray; José Reis-Jorge; Julie-Anne Regan – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Research in language learning indicates that process drama (PD), an educational approach where students and teachers work in and out of role to explore themes and issues, can be well suited to the Japanese higher education (HE) context. Despite the benefits highlighted in the literature, PD remains a niche approach to language teaching and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Rachael Jacobs – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
The use of drama pedagogies in language education has fast become internationally recognised for its unique, synthesised approach to language learning. For this reason, the field has experienced large-scale growth, as evidenced by drama and non-drama specialists bringing applied and educational linguistics and drama together. This paper aims to…
Descriptors: Drama, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Goodnight, Kristina; van Beuningen, Catherine; de Graaff, Rick – Research in Drama Education, 2023
Researchers worldwide have identified affective benefits of improvisational drama techniques (IDTs) on foreign language (FL) learners. Yet the characteristics of professional development programmes (PDPs) that could lead to long-term integration of drama among FL teachers appear largely undiscovered. Through expert interviews, a needs analysis…
Descriptors: Drama, Creative Activities, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Xiao Hua; Harwati Hashim; Khairul Azhar Jamaludin – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
The present study examines the influence of drama-based pedagogy on English-speaking proficiency. This pedagogical approach immerses students in experiential learning through role-playing, improvisation, and acting-based instruction, thereby fostering engagement with authentic language use. The research investigates the role of drama-based…
Descriptors: Drama, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ustuk, Özgehan – Research in Drama Education, 2023
This study investigates English as a foreign language learners' emotions and questions the authenticity of the communication in language classrooms in Turkey. To become more aware of learners' emotions and to make a speaking module more engaging, the teacher-researcher decided to utilise process drama as a participatory action research…
Descriptors: Drama, Participatory Research, Action Research, Caring
Cyrine Kortas – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2023
This exploratory practice study examined the effectiveness of film adaptation in teaching a Shakespearean play, "The Merchant of Venice," during the fall semester of 2022 at the Higher Institute of Languages, Gabès. Qualitative and quantitative data from third-year students majoring in English language, literature, and civilization, as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Films, English Literature, Anxiety
Jane Andrews; Maryam Almohammad – Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices, 2024
Inspired by academic thinking and practice-based work on creativity and education, and creative approaches in language education, this article is based on outcomes of the project 'Creating Welcoming Learning Environments: Disseminating Arts-Based Approaches to Including All Learners', funded by the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council. The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Morgan Koerner – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2024
This article explores the potential and pitfalls of performative pedagogies for teaching literature that thematizes issues of race and racism and argues that racial literacy requires a rethinking of drama-pedagogical practice. An initial segment situates pedagogical discussions of race in North American German curricula within research on racial…
Descriptors: German, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
McGovern, Kathleen R.; Yeganeh, Vahdat – TESOL Journal, 2023
Prior research points to many affordances of drama and storytelling for language learning, identity exploration, and intercultural dialogue (e.g., Belliveau & Kim, 2013; McGovern, 2017; Schewe, 2013) as well as ethical risks associated with engaging multilingual learners in performative pedagogies (Cañas, 2015; Piazzoli & Kir Cullen,…
Descriptors: Drama, Teaching Methods, Adult Education, Ethics