- 會議論文
Dramatic Activities as an Effective Way to Build the Gap between Vocational High Schools and Technical and Vocational Colleges and Universities
並列摘要
This paper aims to explore dramatic activities as an effective way to build the gap of English teaching and learning between vocational high schools and vocational universities. It, firstly, points out three current major dilemmas of English teaching and learning in Taiwan: examination-dominated instruction, a high affective filter, and an artificial learning environment. Given the complexity and importance of English language teaching and learning, the article introduces the meaning of English Through Drama (ETD) and argues that EDT serves as a good strategy to integrate the four language skills in an English classroom and to benefit English instructors and language learners. To prove the value of drama in this topic, it presents two research studies conducted by Liu (2002) and Miccoli (2003). The research findings show that dramatic activities can motivate students' motivation, combine the four language skills, and further improve and enhance English teaching and learning. Finally, the writer, based on her experiences, suggests that it is vital to have a more fundamental drama class for high schools students, and a more complex one for college learners. That is, high school students simply read out the play and perform it; while college students could extend what they learned and have sophisticated discussion in the drama classroom.