Using Drama

Cringe factor

• Lack of knowledge regarding activities
• Limited resources
• Limited timing
• Disrespectful and unprofessional

Overcoming cringe

• I can't do this (expletive deleted) at all
  1. Most drama books explain activities in easy way
  2. Many popular drama books can extend lessons
  3. Charlyn wessels (expletive deleted) book
• I look like a (expletive deleted) clown
  1. Establish a comfortable environment
  2. Drama brings enthusiasm for students
  3. Not just performance but collaboration
  4. Start slow, with warm-up, then go hard
• Drama is (expletive deleted) method, just games
  1. How you learn to learn matters
  2. Education is a two-way procedure
  3. Drama is not just theater
• I ain't got too much (expletive deleted) time/resources for this (expletive deleted)
  1. Lack of materials for some game?
  2. Time it takes to understand game?
  3. No place to commit game?
  4. Not appropriate for this topic?
  5. Time consuming and fruitless?
  6. Some basic comms activities can be added
  7. Find drama techniques from coursebooks

Pros

• Students experience language
• Overcome resistance to language
• Create need for speaking
• Engage students in lesson
• Promote group cohesion
• Enhance interaction
• Develop language use
• Have more observation time

Targets

• Confidence, motivation, trust, participation
• Reading and writing skills
• Communal awareness
• Accuracy and fluency of expression
• Rhythm and pronunciation
• Social skills

Cons

• (expletive deleted)
• Lack of participation
• Too many errors
• Dominant/shy students
• Confusion about topic 
• Noise, chaos, migraine