Open AccessSome Benefits of Using Readers Theatre in EFL Classroom
Author(s) -
Desti Angraini
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jurnal inovasi edukasi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2654-3931
DOI - 10.35141/jie.v1i2.482
Subject(s) - reading (process) , pleasure , gesture , reading comprehension , comprehension , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , computer science , linguistics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , neuroscience , programming language
Reading plays an important part in developing learners’ knowledge. By reading, learners will get many benefits, such as adding their knowledge, knowing information and having pleasure. There are many ways of making them engaged in learning English especially reading skill. One kind of activities is using Readers’ theatre. RT was introduced in EFL classroom to enhance the learning of communication skills. Readers’ theater offers learners’ an opportunity for interpretive oral reading as they use voices, facial expressions, and hand gestures to interpret characters in stories. Readers’ theater also builds readers’ confidence, brings stories to life through performance, animates content areas, and improves reading ability, comprehension, and oral reading skills.