drama in education
englische Dramapädagogik
tricks and treats

teachers: apply drama techniques to
foreign language teaching
- and enjoy the treats

learners: experience learning
through drama
-and do the trick!

October 25, 2008

BaZ

A Day in the Caribbean! – drama work with fiction, non-fiction and visual input

The Antiguan author Jamaica Kincaid portrays the tropic island of her youth in wonderfully critical fiction. Guidebooks reveal their image of the tropical paradise.

In our workshop, we will interpret text and visual input via drama techniques: characters on the hot seat, being sent down a conscience alley, their thoughts tracked – to name but a few.

Drama helps students to move away from pure intellectual analysis and approach issues for discussion via physical and emotional involvement. This sets linguistic resources free and helps to acquire new ones through kinaesthetic, visual and auditive learning.

The workshop is suitable for teachers of lower intermediate to advanced classes. Age-range: teenagers and adults. Be prepared for a lot of practical work involving physical activity. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes..