ERIC Number: EJ1184311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Theater for Language Teaching and Learning: The E Theater, a Holistic Methodology
Gualdron, Evelyn; Castillo, Edna
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v20 n2 p211-227 Jul-Dec 2018
This article reports the findings of a qualitative study based on a long-term application of a theater content-based methodology for L2 learning, supported by professionals in theater and in foreign languages, in "The e Theater": an English as a foreign language theater interdisciplinary group at Universidad Nacional de Colombia that has been active since 2008. The data were collected through a longitudinal semi-structured survey, interviews of the participants of the event, and a focus group. As a result, participants stated lowering their affective filter and benefits in their production and comprehension of L2 skills, their intercultural competence, and their cognitive processing of the language derived from the methodology carried out.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Theater Arts, Holistic Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach, Drama, Longitudinal Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Listening Comprehension, Cultural Awareness, Cognitive Processes, Qualitative Research, Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, Reading Comprehension, Language Skills, Speech Skills, Writing Skills, Self Esteem
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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