AN INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA
Boulton (1968) stated that drama is “not really a piece of literature for reading. It is the literature that walks and talks before our eyes’. On the other hand, Via (1987) defined drama as "communication between people" that conveys meaning. To have a clear idea about what is drama and its elements let's watch the next video 👇 DRAMA IN THE EFL CLASSROOM The English as a Foreign Language classroom is a melting pot of teachings methods and techniques. The beauty of the EFL classroom is that teacher has the freedom to try out whatever creative idea. Drama is one subject which can be useful for teaching English language as a second language. Why use drama? Drama techniques encourage the use of the entire body and motivate learners to “think” with their bodies, not only with their minds. It allows learners to be creative in a totally different way. It can build confidence in shy learners. Finally, it promotes the fact that language is not only about words but also about bo...