Drama in EFL

  Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Types of Drama. Comedy:  Comedies are intended to make the audience laugh and usually come to a happy ending. Tragedy:  Tragedies portray serious subjects like death, disaster, and human suffering in a dignified and thought-provoking way. Farce:  A farce is a nonsensical genre of drama in which characters intentionally overact and engage in slapstick or physical humor.  Melodrama:  An exaggerated form of drama, melodramas depict classic one-dimensional characters such as heroes, heroines, and villains dealing with sensational, romantic, and often perilous situations. Opera:  This versatile genre of drama combines theater, dialogue, music, and dance to tell grand stories of tragedy or comedy.

The use of drama in EFL classrooms is a proven form of language acquisition and creation to improve the four fields of vocabulary, grammar, and voice. In an organized and communicative approach, a teacher can teach the language more efficiently by actively involving students in classroom practices during the teaching of instructional dramas. In the dramatic aspect of the story, students can also consider the fundamental principles of dramatic texts. The play will create a very informative and productive environment. The literary works such as drama provide an esthetic, intellectual and emotional joy in that the playwright constantly attempts to convey its view of a human condition by creatively and emotionally applying language, a language which, in turn, gives students a lot of impetus and inspiration to study the language more creatively. One of the prerequisites for studying languages is that students have a grasp of the language; this can be accomplished by using literary ...

PUPPET PLAYS Characters: •Teddy Bear •Doll •Soldier or Robot •Fairy or witch or wizard •Child (is a real person) Doing the activity · Make groups of students and distribute them some puppets · Present a story · A group of students must act the story The Story: The toys are all in the playroom one night. They hear strange noises. They discuss amongst themselves whether these noises are normal. They send one of their number – probably the bravest of the group – to investigate. The report comes back that there are burglars in the house. The toys decide they have to wake up their owner – boy or girl. They must find a way of doing this without revealing to the child that they are ‘alive’ – their big secret. They take turns in trying to wake up the child. Finally, the child wakes. They all freeze. The child hears the noises, and raises the alarm. He/she then returns to the playroom – mystified by the dream of talking toys. The child goes back to sleep. The toys ask the audience not to reveal...