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OverviewThis book explains why and how drama works as an enjoyable, social, and emotionally engaging way for young people and adults to learn and use a second language within imagined worlds and develop their 21st century skills. A flexible teachers’ toolbox of drama strategies is offered and guidance on how to start using drama for learning with language students. Each strategy is presented in detail and used within the exemplar lessons. The authors refer to relevant educational, psychological and neurological theories and cite research that helps account for drama’s efficacy in motivating talk and supporting second language acquisition, whilst developing important life skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity and resilience. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patrice Baldwin (Independent consultant, UK) , Dr Alicja Galazka (University of Silesia, Poland)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.434kg ISBN: 9781350164741ISBN 10: 1350164747 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 21 October 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Introducing Process Drama 1. What Is Process Drama and How Can It Help Learners and Learning? 2. Using Process Drama to Develop 21st Century Skills 3. How to Introduce Process Drama to a Class and What Is Expected of the Teacher Part II: Process Drama Strategies and Conventions for use in the Second Language Classroom Part III: The Drama Units Unit 1: Bullying Unit 2: The Great Fire of London Unit 3: Refugees Unit 4: Conservation or Change? Unit 5: Beowulf Unit 6: Over the Top: The True Story of Annie Edson Taylor, the ‘Queen of the Mist’ Appendix: Resource Sheets References IndexReviewsBaldwin and Galazka offer interested teachers a useful handbook for integrating process drama techniques into their student-centered, communication-oriented classrooms. The wide range of activities, texts, and tasks will find a place in just about any language-learning context. * Deryn P. Verity, Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University, USA * This book provides concise step by step guidance on Process Drama strategies with detailed examples to support second language learning. * Jennifer Eddy, Associate Professor of World Language Education, Queens College, City University of New York, USA * Author InformationPatrice Baldwin is an internationally acclaimed ‘Drama for Learning’ Specialist. She has been a headteacher, school inspector, government curriculum adviser, Chair of National Drama (UK) and President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (2010-13). She has also been a BBC Education consultant and scriptwriter. Alicja Galazka is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Silesia, Poland, and director of the Educational Centre. She is a pioneer of the use of drama in ELT in Poland, Head of Drama in ELT Special Interest at International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Poland, Poland. She is also a psychotherapist and international coach. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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