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DIAS, Joseph V.
Department Aoyama Gakuin University Department of English, College of Literature Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2023 |
| Type | Academic Journal |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | At Play: Drama for Language Education |
| Contribution Type | Collaboration |
| Journal | PanSIG Journal |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | The Japan Association for Language Teaching |
| Volume, Issue, Page | pp.254-262 |
| Total page number | 9 |
| Authorship | Lead author |
| International coauthorship | International coauthorship |
| Author and coauthor | Dias, Joseph
Strong, Gregory Okawa, Michiyo Tanaka, Miki |
| Details | This paper shows the value of role play and performance for English L2 development inside and outside the classroom from the perspective of students and teachers. A professor of performance studies demonstrates how students can perform plays created from their original scripts or adapted from published screenplays to enhance communicative competence as well as creative skills. Another explores how teachers in a university intensive English program can prepare their students to get the most out of plays performed by community theater groups either on campus or in local theaters. A third demonstrates how teachers can use their classroom experiences, as lifelong learners, to produce and direct their own work. And, finally, a former student of the other presenters, who is now an English teacher herself, discusses the benefits and limitations of role-play and performance, not only for college students but also for adult learners. |