Learn to Teach English and Other Subjects with Drama!

In this course, participants will experience how Drama in Education practices can enhance the learning of languages or any subject. Drama addresses and activates bodily-kinesthetic, visual-spatial, linguistic-verbal, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal learning resulting in significant increased student engagement and enjoyment. It also facilitates the development of empathy and critical thinking skills as situations are reflected upon and discussed.

Practices in drama enrich the teaching and learning of English (TESOL) and other language pedagogies by facilitating the advancement of fluency, helping students to embody language meaning: through movement, mirroring and emotional catharsis; which result in the acceleration of communication skills.

Teachers will learn dramatic activities that can be modified and integrated into lesson plans for any language, subject, level, age or cultural population. Together, we will utilize the Actor’s Toolbox (Body, Voice, Imagination, Concentration, and Cooperation) to practice and design activities based on the four components of language learning: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing. Teachers are guided in how to build a safe “theatre ensemble” in the classroom to develop trust and respect for peers and the advanced collaborative skills needed for academia, the professional world, and life.

Drama in education pioneers and their methodologies such as Dorothy Heathcote’s process drama, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, and Viola Spolin’s “Theater Games” will be studied and practiced with a specific focus on elementary, secondary, and adult applications.

Each day we will identify specific learning objectives, and then engage in dramatic activities, games, and improvisational exercises. Participants are guided through collaborative group projects where everyone will learn how to write and devise scenes, monologues, short plays, and lesson plans by applying the drama methodologies practiced. The practical application and integration of drama into the language or multi-subject classroom will motivate forums for reflection, analysis, discussion, and transformation as we address each day’s focus questions and fulfill individually identified goals.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Participants will learn how to

Integrate drama into the language or multi-subject classroom, curriculum, and beyond.
Design more imaginative and engaging lesson plans aimed to achieve specific learning objectives.
Create a safe “ensemble” environment that will fine-tune group dynamics and energize collaborative group projects.
Improve cross-cultural tensions, language barriers and student-teacher communication.
Enhance the learning of languages with fun tools for advancing fluency by actively increasing self-confidence and expression.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Teachers: primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs; Teacher trainers; Careers officers, educational guides and counselors; Headteachers; Principals; Managers of schools

COURSE LOCATIONS/DATES:

Paris: Summer 2023, TBD

Montmartre, 18th District, Paris

COURSE DETAILS:

Length of the course: 3 Days

Number of participants: max. 14;

Cultural activities included: Includes Trip to One Museum.

Price: €400, $400US

TESOL Drama Professional Development Certificate Included for 20 Hours of Coursework

To make a reservation for this course, please click here to fill out our online application.

You will then receive a confirmation of receipt from TESOL Drama. Please do not book flights or accommodations until you receive a final course confirmation from us.

*Accommodation and airfare are not included in the price. Participants must book their own airfares.

*Hybrid learning incorporates a mix of online and in-person learning to reduce long periods of indoor contact. The course will include a mix of creative Zoom meetings each morning (each participant must have access to high quality WIFI), outdoor drama activities with the group, and educational visits to local landmarks, parks, or museums (where each participant will engage in a project to create an integrated drama curriculum).

*Each participant will need to submit a photo of a negative COVID antigen home test taken the first day of the workshop. Each day we will submit a questionnaire certifying to one another over email that we have no COVID symptoms.