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Immersion In Esl Culture: Oral Output Through Acting, Chamkaur Gill
Immersion In Esl Culture: Oral Output Through Acting, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
Many ESL learners exhibit diffidence in situations where they are required to speak in English. They retreat into their shells because of the threat of embarrassment and a loss of face which are consequences of making errors in grammar and pronunciation. One effective method of inducing them to speak is drama. By putting them in imaginary situations and creating make-believe identities, teachers can give them incentives to participate in oral interaction, thereby increasing the quantity of speech produced and providing increased practice in speaking in the target language. Classroom activities imbued with drama are often enjoyable and evidence indicates that …
Oral Communication In Esl Through Improvisations, Playwriting And Rehearsals, Chamkaur Gill
Oral Communication In Esl Through Improvisations, Playwriting And Rehearsals, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
No abstract provided.
Enhancing The English-Language Oral Skills Of International Students Through Drama, Chamkaur Gill
Enhancing The English-Language Oral Skills Of International Students Through Drama, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
Ten non-English-speaking-background students of Bond University were observed to identify the effects of drama on oral English. Over a period of twelve weeks (two hours per week), elements of their oral English communication were measured. The weeks were divided into four lots of three weeks each, with the first three weeks made up entirely of communicative non-drama-based (CNDB) lessons, weeks four to six comprising only communicative drama-based (CDB) methodology, weeks seven to nine reverting to CNDB methodology, and the final three weeks being made up of CDB strategies again. The hypothesis of this study was that all the participants would …
Increasing Esl Learners’ Communicative Oral English Through Drama-Based Activities, Chamkaur Gill
Increasing Esl Learners’ Communicative Oral English Through Drama-Based Activities, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
No abstract provided.
Esl Learning Through Drama, Chamkaur Gill
Esl Learning Through Drama, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
Extract: Drama-based activities can assist learners develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through constant exposure to the target language. Annarella (2000) and Boudreault (2009) refer to the guided imagery and imagination in drama techniques which assist in the development of these skills.
Using Drama Techniques To Encourage Oral Interaction, Chamkaur Gill
Using Drama Techniques To Encourage Oral Interaction, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
The writer argues drama is certainly not a panacea for all the ills existing in the language teaching world, but it would seem to have strengths in the oral skills area that conservative teaching methods do not.
Getting Language Learners To 'Open Up', Chamkaur Gill
Getting Language Learners To 'Open Up', Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
This article explores the unwillingness of Non English speaking background students from a cultural and psychological perspective, and suggests activities that may assist overcoming this reticence.
Increasing English-Language-Learners’ Speaking Opportunities, Chamkaur Gill
Increasing English-Language-Learners’ Speaking Opportunities, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
No abstract provided.