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- Identifying and Comparing The Attitudes of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade ELT Students Towards Drama Ac...
Identifying and Comparing The Attitudes of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade ELT Students Towards Drama Activities
Authors : Perihan Kocaman, Mustafa Dolmacı Burcu Bur
Pages : 207-219
Doi:10.12780/UUSBD192
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Publication Date : 2013-06-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :A large portion of the success in language learning depends on the specific classroom methodology chosen by the teacher. The most emphasized methods in the field of ELT are those which put the student in the centre and emphasize the real life like situations whereby students can use the language communicatively. Creative Drama has the potential of providing such opportunities. Students learn the language through game like procedures, by role-playing and simulating the real life. Creative drama activities are used in lessons at all levels in certain lessons in ELT department of Muğla University. The aim of this study is to find out in what ways the attitudes of ELT department students’ attitudes towards drama as a method of instruction change throughout the four academic years. 125 of 216 students currently active in Muğla University ELT department have been reached and a questionnaire was applied to them. The dependent variable is the results from an attitude scale developed by the researcher while the independent variables are students’ grade-levels and whether they have taken the drama lesson in the 3rd year or not. The results were analyzed descriptively. It was found that the attitudes of students towards drama are somewhat positive at all levels. This study showed that the students who had taken and passed drama have more positive attitudes than those who didn’t. Junior students had the most positive attitudes and their attitudes were significantly different from those of the freshmen. The underlying reasons must be investigated by further study. Another questionnaire for the senior students can be developed or a series of semi-structured interviews can be held.Keywords : creative drama, English Language Teaching, attitudes