Enlivening Instruction with Drama and Improv

A Guide for Second Language and World Language Teachers
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-86296-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cahnmann-Taylor, Melisa

McGovern, Kathleen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

References

Über Autor(innen)

Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor is Professor of Language and Literacy Education and Art Education at the University of Georgia, USA.

Kathleen R. McGovern has a PhD in TESOL & World Languages from the University of Georgia and serves as a faculty member in Applied Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.