English Oral Skills Training through Theater Performance in an EFL Setting

• Authors: Kate Tzu-Ching Chen , Dominique Ying-Chih Liao

Abstracts

EN

We examined the use of dramatic/theater presentation for teaching oral skills to 37 Taiwanese EFL undergraduate students, with the main goal being to determine whether such strategies and performance experiences positively support oral skills in terms of motivation and achievement. Data were collected via performance evaluations, observations, a seminar, individual interviews, and a questionnaire. Results indicate significant increases in learner motivation and oral English achievement. Students were actively engaged and willing to put significant time and effort into the project. However, the process strongly affected some students in terms of performance-related stress.

Keywords

EN

drama-based strategies; theater performance; English oral skills; university EFL students; Taiwan

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 33
• Pages: 193-204

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Kate Tzu-Ching Chen

• Chaoyang University of Technology

author

Dominique Ying-Chih Liao

• National Chung Hsing University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.13.33.3.16

Biblioteka Nauki

18104530