UCJAU018 Drama in English Language Teaching

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Creative and personal dramatics is a new element used by current foreign language teaching. The students will learn about the potential of drama technique and acquire theoretical knowledge explaining its contribution to the development of language competencies. Students will also learn about numerous motivation activities and language and social games.
Syllabus
  • 1. Some practical considerations
    2. Non-verbal warming up exercises
    3. Non-verbal cooling-down exercises
    4. Verbal exercises
    5. Group-formation exercises
    6. Observation
    7. Interpretation
    8. Creation and invention
    9. Word play
    10. Problem-solving
    11. The use of literary texts, poems and songs
    12. Role-play
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Maley, A. a Duff, A. Drama Techniques in Language Learning. info
  • Phillips, S. Drama with Children. info
  • Owens, A. a Barber, K. Dramaworks, Planning - Creating - Developing Drama Pretext. info
  • Ur. P. a Wright, A. Five-Minute Activities. info
  • Wright. A., Betteridge, D. a M. Buckby. Games for Language Learning. info
  • Rinvolucri, M. Grammar Games. info
  • Graham, C. Jazz Chant Fairy Tales. info
  • Graham, C. Jazz Chants. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Students will test and assess various types of drama activities within a portfolio.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021.
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