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NETworking:
Using Drama in the English Classrooom
PART 1: DRAMA IN THE CLASSROOOM
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NETworking:
Using Drama in the English Classroom
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Nikelle Ebert
Nikelle Ebert is an Australian and has worked as a
NET at Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College in
Tai Wai since August 2002. She has been developing drama within the Oral English curriculum of the school for four years.
On Drama
Nikelle believes that being creative and confident with using English are very important. She uses a wide variety of drama techniques to develop these areas in the students that she teaches in both the lower and upper forms.
Featured Strategies:
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Classroom Management Strategies
Rubric for Assessment of Student
Performance
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NETworking:
Using Drama in the English Classrooom
Why did you want to introduce drama in your school?
Drama is a useful teaching tool as it offers ways of practising reading, writing, speaking and listening in authentic contexts and provides students with the need to communicate. Since I had used drama effectively when teaching in Australia, I felt sure that drama would also be an effective teaching tool in my school in Hong Kong.
How did you go about introducing drama to the school?
The support of the Principal and the English Panel was very important. We all agreed that drama would benefit the students. We looked at where drama would fit into the curriculum and found that it complemented the Oral English programme. To begin, I tried to use drama in regular English lessons, but the teachers quickly realised that this was almost impossible due to space constraints. The students now have their drama sessions in a spacious dance and drama room, which makes it much easier to organise drama activities.
How do you maintain discipline in drama classes?
By keeping the students busy. There must be many fast-paced, constantly changing activities in each lesson to keep students engaged. It is also
Using Drama in the English Classrooom
PART 1: DRAMA IN THE CLASSROOOM
1
NETworking:
Using Drama in the English Classroom
2
Nikelle Ebert
Nikelle Ebert is an Australian and has worked as a
NET at Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College in
Tai Wai since August 2002. She has been developing drama within the Oral English curriculum of the school for four years.
On Drama
Nikelle believes that being creative and confident with using English are very important. She uses a wide variety of drama techniques to develop these areas in the students that she teaches in both the lower and upper forms.
Featured Strategies:
√
√
Classroom Management Strategies
Rubric for Assessment of Student
Performance
2
NETworking:
Using Drama in the English Classrooom
Why did you want to introduce drama in your school?
Drama is a useful teaching tool as it offers ways of practising reading, writing, speaking and listening in authentic contexts and provides students with the need to communicate. Since I had used drama effectively when teaching in Australia, I felt sure that drama would also be an effective teaching tool in my school in Hong Kong.
How did you go about introducing drama to the school?
The support of the Principal and the English Panel was very important. We all agreed that drama would benefit the students. We looked at where drama would fit into the curriculum and found that it complemented the Oral English programme. To begin, I tried to use drama in regular English lessons, but the teachers quickly realised that this was almost impossible due to space constraints. The students now have their drama sessions in a spacious dance and drama room, which makes it much easier to organise drama activities.
How do you maintain discipline in drama classes?
By keeping the students busy. There must be many fast-paced, constantly changing activities in each lesson to keep students engaged. It is also