University Students' Perceptions of an Activity-Based EFL Drama Course at a Korean University

Autor/inn/en	Reed, Jennifer; Aguiar, Bryan; Seong, Myeong-Hee
Titel	University Students' Perceptions of an Activity-Based EFL Drama Course at a Korean University
Quelle	In: Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 18 (2014) 1, S.241-259 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1345-8353
Schlagwörter	College Students; Drama; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Journal Writing; Questionnaires; Communication Skills; Self Efficacy; Cultural Awareness; Communicative Competence (Languages); Thinking Skills; Mythology; Nursery Rhymes; Creative Activities; Role Playing; Course Descriptions; Student Journals; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schauspiel; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Fragebogen; Kommunikationsstil; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Denkfähigkeit; Mythologie; Kinderreim; Rollenspiel; Kursstrukturplan; Studentenzeitung; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This paper aims to investigate university students' perceptions of drama activities in terms of providing suggestions for constructing an effective drama class. A total of ten students who participated in Interactive English, an elective English course during the second semester of 2013 at a Korean university, took part in this study. The students' perceptions of the activities as written in their journals and in response to questionnaires were analyzed. The results show that the subjects perceived that (1) all the 10 activities used in the drama course improved their communication skills (2) all the 10 activities improved their confidence; (3) activities that involved Group Homework, Mantle Expert, Role Play and Nursery Rhymes enhanced students' cultural awareness of the target language; (4) awareness, competence, and thinking ability were considered effective results of a drama class. Regarding these results, it is suggested that an activity based drama course gave students the speaking opportunity to increase their confidence, the practice necessary to become self-aware, and through stories, myths and nursery rhymes, a taste of other cultures. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. Department of English, Namseoul University, 21 Maeju-ri, Seonghwan-eup, Cheonan-city, Choongnam, Korea 330-707. Tel: +82-2-3290-1995; e-mail: paalkorea@yahoo.co.kr; Web site: http://paal.kr/journals/journals.html
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Update	2017/4/10