My last experience with drama

[Javier Gimeno Fernández]

Last time I used drama in my planning I was teaching English to primary school teachers. The fact that they usually include this resource in their classess benefited the final outcome. We 'performed' several skits and roleplays based on "how to's".

What went right:
- student's motivation went up and I guess they enjoyed the experience
- general classroom atmosphere improved. I should've used this early in the course.

What went wrong:
- language learning outcome was probably not as good as expected.

- setting up the classroom proved noisy and annoying for some neighbours. Sorry!

[María José Vélez Álvarez]

Thanks Javier. I'm glad you noticed motivation increased, I'm convinced drama definitely helps us teachers to encourage students in their learning process. Once they get used to it, they feel more confident when they have to speak English and their pronunciation and intonation improve a lot.