Target
Audience
All ESOL teachers at the elementary, secondary, or tertiary levels.
Content
Description
TESOL-Drama is a membership community which discusses the use of drama
techniques in second/foreign language teaching. From role plays to
improvisation games to full-scale productions, language teachers
throughout the world have long recognized the value of drama in all its
forms. TESOL-Drama provides a forum for discussing best practice in
language through drama, sharing classroom activities, and exploring the
theoretical underpinnings of our work.
Week by Week
Outline
Week I
The first week starts with self-introductions by session moderators,
discussion leaders, and new members. Participants will describe their
teaching duties, their institutional affiliation, and what they hope to
achieve by participating in the session.
Judy Trupin will lead the discussion of appropriate relaxation and
vocal exercises.
Other material will be posted in our “files” section and contributed by
participants.
As an additional thread, we will discuss “creating the classroom
setting for English through drama.”
Week II
Nigel Caplan leads week two’s discussion. The focus will be on relating
language tasks to drama activities and finding the games and
improvisations that are right for a language acquisition class.
Materials will be posted, sources suggested, and links provided.
Week III
Julie O’Sullivan leads week three’s discussion focusing on scenes that
work well for scene study, short plays, and scenarios, either
pre-written or student created.
Week IV
In week four, Gary Carkin discusses work with commercials for speech
development, jazz chants, poetry, short stories, and readers’ theatre.
Week V
Week five will focus on materials for pronunciation activities that are
both fun and effective.
Week VI
Participants will be asked to share lesson plans for an effective
language through drama class. Reaction and discussion will ensue.
Communication
Media
See the group website and Yahoo! Group for more information.
ESOL Coordinating teacher for an adult
education program in Troy, New York, Judy Trupin has many years of
experience as a performing artist and arts educator in both dance
and drama.
Professor of ESOL at the Center for
Language Education, Southern New Hampshire University, Gary Carkin is
professional actor and theatre director who specializes in teaching
ESL/EFL through drama.
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