Open AccessLanguage learning through drama
Author(s) -
Nuriye Değirmenci Uysal,
Fatih Yavuz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of learning and teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-4558
pISSN - 1986-454X
DOI - 10.18844/ijlt.v10i4.766
Subject(s) - drama , grammar , foreign language , perspective (graphical) , language education , linguistics , psychology , process (computing) , comprehension approach , language acquisition , computer science , mathematics education , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , literature , art , philosophy , operating system
This study presents a review of the literature regarding the impact of drama on dimensions of second/ foreign language learning. The paper first discusses the importance of integrating drama into the second/ foreign language learning process and the role of teachers and students in the learning process. Then, after introducing the pedagogical and linguistic aspects of using drama techniques in the language classroom in a broader perspective, it focuses on the drama-oriented verbal and nonverbal exercises. Next, the paper reviews the studies on the language learning through drama, and concludes that using drama in language teaching would facilitate emotional and social development in addition to language development of students while it points out that the number of studies on the issue is limited.
Keywords: Grammar instruction, teachers’ attitude towards grammar, foreign language teaching