Drama and literature
Top image credit: courtesy of Nicole Suter
The Drama and Literature special interest group (DLSIG) page is a platform for teachers interested in using drama and literature in the English language classroom.
Eva Göksel, Drama and Literature SIG Coordinator
Eva hails from Vancouver, BC, Canada, where she completed her MA in Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia, with a focus on Drama in Education in language teaching and learning.
Contact: drama@e-tas.ch
Current of note
The Drama in Education Days 2021 will be held online September 10th - 12th. For more information and to register (as of May 2021) please go to: https://dramapaedagogik.de/en/
Organization: Stefanie Giebert & Eva Göksel
The PDF of the conference proceedings for the Drama in Education Days 2018 and 2019 can be found in the pedocs repository: https://www.pedocs.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=17990
Some interesting links:
British Council Shakespeare Lives
IDEA – International Drama Theater and Education Association
IDIERI – International Drama in Education Research Institute
AATE – American Alliance for Theater & Education
Wilde Shamrock Touring Theatre – ESL touring theater troupe
Shakespeare in the Primary Classroom – Professor George Belliveau
DICE – Drama Improves Lisbon Key Competences in Education
Further reading
Drama
Baldwin, P. (2008). The Primary Drama Handbook. California: SAGE Publications
Baldwin, P. (2012). With Drama in Mind. Real Learning in Imagined Worlds. London: Continuum International Publishing Group
Dawson, K., & Lee, B. K. (2018). Drama-based Pedagogy: Activating Learning Across the Curriculum. Intellect
Felder, M., Krämer-Länger, M., Lille, R., & Ulrich, U. (2013). Studienbuch Theaterpädagogik. Grundlagen und Anregungen. Zürich: Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
Göksel, E. (2019). Embodied Language Learning Through Drama: A Tool for Reflection, Professional Development, and Holistic Language Practice. Babylonia: The Swiss Journal of Language Teaching and Learning. 2019/N3. University of Teacher Education: Zurich.
Schewe, M., & Shaw, P. (Ed.). (1993). Towards Drama as a Method in the Foreign Language Classroom. Frankfurt/Bern/New York: Peter Lang
Neelands, J., & Goode, T. (2015). Structuring drama work. Cambridge University Press
Prendergast, M., & Weigler, W. (2018). Web of Performance: An ensemble workbook. URI: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9426
Scenario Journal for Drama and Theatre in Foreign and Second Language Education
Literature
100 best Canadian kids’ books of all time
British Council/BBC: Using literature – an introduction
The Internet TESL Journal – Using Children's Literature with Young Learners
The Children’s Literature Web Guide
A little of both
Belliveau, G. (2014). Stepping into Drama: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the elementary classroom. Pacific Educational Press
Belliveau, G., with S. Belliveau. (2014). Shakespeare with young learners. Insight theatre education journal, 2(1)
Belliveau, G., & Prendergast, M. (2013). Drama and literature. In M. Anderson & J. Dunn (Eds), How Drama Activates Learning: Contemporary Research and Practice (pp. 277-290). Continuum Press: London, UK