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ESL forum > Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > Teaching English using drama in the classroom Teaching English using drama in the classroom
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Good evening Cecilia! Teaching English using drama is a unique experience. Two years ago, one of my teacher trainees made a whole task (10 lessons) based on a play and my 7th graders just loved it! They were highly motivated in those lessons because they knew that what they were learning - grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation..... -- everything had the purpose to make them have a wonderful performance in their final task - the play. There are 2 or 3 books on this topic that I like a lot: Drama with Children (1999), by Sarah Phillips, Resource Books for Teachers, Oxford University Press - the book provides a practical introduction to dramatizing in the classroom and it has lots of activities for children between the ages of 5 and 12; Drama techniques in language learning: a resource book of communication activities for language teachers, (1982) by Alan Maley and Alan Duff , Cambridge University Press (lots of techniques, activities and ideas - they say it is the drama teacher�s bible); Timesaver Plays, Classroom Photocopiable Timesavers, Mary Glasgow Magazines (
