Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, Kathleen McGovern

Enlivening Instruction with Drama and Improv

A Guide for Second Language and World Language Teachers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This engaging and complete resource has everything you need to bring drama and theatre techniques into the ESL, EFL, or World Language Classroom. The dynamic drama games in this book are the perfect catalyst to transform your students into engaged learners, and help them build confidence and language skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 176mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9780367862961
• ISBN-10: 0367862964
• Artikelnr.: 60798080

Autorenporträt

Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor is Professor of Language and Literacy Education and Art Education at the University of Georgia, USA. Kathleen R. McGovern has a PhD in TESOL & World Languages from the University of Georgia and serves as a faculty member in Applied Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Ryuko Kubota
Acknowledgements: A Personal Note Paying Homage to Our Teachers
About the Authors
Introduction: Acting Up with Language
Chapter 01 Drama Basics
Chapter 02 Critical Drama-Based L2 History, Theory, and Practice
Chapter 03 Getting to Know You: Creating Classroom Community through Drama.
Chapter 04 Warm-up with Little to No Language
Chapter 05 Say It Again, Sam! Rehearsing Target Language Words and Phrases
Chapter 06 Guessing Games
Chapter 07 Improvising with Shorter Stretches of Language
Chapter 08 Improvising with Longer Stretches of Language
Chapter 09 Theatre for Agency, Activism, and Acting Up with Language
Afterword by Shirley Brice Heath
Appendix A Theatre Game Adaptations in Virtual and Non-Contact Spaces
Appendix B Lesson Planning for Acting Up with Language
References