Teaching English through Drama

Abstract

Teaching English through Drama is not a new phenomenon in the field language teaching. It is an effective way of connecting art and the language, which are undoubtedly interconnected. This course is designed for Armenian context and is aimed to enhance four language skills of the learners. However, the structure and the activities of the course design make it possible to implement in other cultures, as well. The main goal for this course is to enhance students’ communicative, namely speaking skills. To reach this goal, diverse activities such as, discussions, improvisational plays, presentations, sketches, acting a story ant other activities are designed. Enhancing learners listening, reading and writing is another goal of this course. And this is why in all the lessons reading and listening materials are implemented and the learners are encouraged to practice the knowledge not only orally, but also in their writing. Drama activities, such as pantomiming, presenting, improvising and of course acting are the basis of these course, as the whole course is belt on the content: drama. At the end of the course the all skills gathered during the classes are combined in one activity, and students are encouraged to use their writing, speaking and acting skills and develop an interesting and creative performance.