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‘A roomful of human beings’

This resource book offers over 150 activities using drama techniques for language teachers, allowing for a natural integration of language skills and the development of verbal and non-verbal communication. It fosters self-awareness, motivation, and an exploratory style of learning. The book can be used in various classroom contexts and requires minimal resources.

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‘A roomful of human beings’

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  1. ‘A roomful of human beings’ Gary Anderson Cambridge ELT

  2. Drama techniques as communication activities in language learning

  3. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Drama Techniques A resource book of communication activites for language teachers Third Edition by Alan Maley & Alan Duff

  4. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Third edition • Added new/cut old activites • Activites completely rewritten in new series format

  5. +150 (ideas for) activities • Aim • Focus • Level • Time • Preparation • Procedure • Follow-on • Variation(s) • Note(s) • Follow-on

  6. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Third edition • Activites rewritten • Added new activites • Reorganised structure: reordering activites and adding chapters on Voice and Performance

  7. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers • Getting ready • Working with … x 8 • Into Performance

  8. Why use drama? • Integrates language skills in a natural way • Integrates verbal & non-verbal aspects of communication • Draws upon both cognitive and affective domains • Contextualizes the language and brings the classroom to life • Offers opportunities for catering to learner differences • Transfers responsibility for learning from teacher to learners

  9. Why use drama? • Fosters self-awareness, self-esteem, confidence and motivation • Sustains motivation through variety and expectancy generated by activities • Encourages open, exploratory style of learning • Positively effects classroom dynamics and atmosphere • Offers an enjoyable experience • Low-resource: ‘All you need is a roomful of human beings.’

  10. Why not use drama? Know thy… • School • Class • Student…s • Self

  11. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers • Words • Sentences • Scenes

  12. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Working with/from words • Back-writing (Actv 1.22) • Favourite word (Actv 8.1) + Breathing (Actv 4.3) The Great Conductor

  13. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Working with/from sentences • Elastic sentences (Actv 4.14) • ‘Say Cheese!’ (Actv 2.3) + Warming up the voice (Actv 4.4) The Mouth, Nose & Throat Doctor and Thinking about my voice (Actv 4.7) Me and my voice

  14. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Working with/from scenes • Group orchestration of texts (Actvs 4.17 & 4.11) • ‘Where did you get that hat!?’ (Actv 5.9) • Mix & mingle (Actv 1.32)

  15. A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. Emily Dickinson Complete Poems: Random House, 1924.

  16. Drama techniques as communication activities in language learning

  17. Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Drama Techniques A resource book of communication activites for language teachers Third Edition by Alan Maley & Alan Duff

  18. ‘A roomful of human beings’ Gary Anderson Cambridge ELT ganderson@cup.fr

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