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Course: Drama activities in ELT

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Course title Drama activities in ELT
Course code KAJ/DIDR@
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Bačíková Barbora, Mgr.
  • Anténe Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Defining drama education and its use in foreign language teaching 2. Movement as a means of language transfer and acquisition 3. Space and objects as a tool for teaching a second language through drama 4. Total physical response and use of sound and text in dramatic activities 5. Group drama activities 6. Using games to enhance passive and active language knowledge, 7. Enhancing learners' vocabulary through dramatic activities 8. Grammar through the lens of drama 9. Dramatic activities in the classroom: limits and opportunities 10. Plays and dramatic reading as a gateway to authentic language.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be: familiar with elementary drama activities and drama therapy able to use drama activities in ELT at primary and lower secondary school able to select didactically appropriate activities able to motivate and develop students' communication via drama activities

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Attendance (at least 80%). Active participation in the lessons, submitting a final reflection.
Recommended literature
  • DOUGILL, J. Drama Activities for Language Learning. London and Basingstoke: McMillan Publishers, 1987. 1987.
  • ERION, P. Drama in the Classroom. Fort Bragg, CA: Lost Coast Press. 1997.
  • HEDGE, P. Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2001.
  • KOŤÁTKOVÁ, S. et al. Vybrané kapitoly z dramatické výchovy. Praha: Karolinum. 1998.
  • VODIČKOVÁ, M. eds. Dramatické aktivity jako prevence sociálně patologických jevů. Olomouc: 2011. Olomouc: UP. 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 23.01.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025