Drama in EFL

Benefits of Using Drama   Since drama is essentially an act of communicating meaning,  students  are  actively engaged while learning through drama. They take part in conversations or practices that require them to use their imagination and foreign language in contextualizedsituations. When  such  activity  is  planned  well  enough,  students  will  also  find  it  interesting.  Such motivating learning activity will surely encourage and help them develop their language skills and to acquire the language more deeply and naturally. Owensand Barber (1998) argued that drama is not the only right technique to learn, but it is one of the ways that keep  the  lessons  interesting  because  it  attracts  students'  attention  so  that  they  do  not remain  quietly  seated.  It  also  facilitates  variation  in...

  For Concentration Skills The Noise Machine - All actors stand in a circle with space to move between them. One actor begins the “machine” with a sound and a movement that they do simultaneously. Have the person next to them repeat the sound or movement and go around the circle till all have done the combination. The last person, however, instead of doing the sound or movement that has been passed around, makes a new combination and that new combination travels around the circle as quickly as possible, continuing on until everyone has had the chance to make their own noise machine combination. Crazy Party - Divide the actors into groups of five with one person as the party host. The host leaves the room and the four remaining characters each choose a personality and persona. The host then re-enters the room and the four characters exit. One-by-one the guests enter the “party” and the host has to concentrate on hints and clues to guess the person’s character. For a twist, have tw...