Teacher Resources
(n.a.). (2004). Story Cart. Retrieved April 26, 2009, from http://storycart.com/scripts_01.php.
This site features scripts divided into five proficiency levels. You must pay for these scripts; they are not free.
Almond, M. (2005). Teaching English with Drama. Modern English Publishing: London ISBN 1-904549-12-8
Burstein Hewitt, L., & Bernal, P. (1996). Spotlight Plays for the ESOL Classroom. New York: McGraw Hill.
Bowell, P. & Heap, B. (2001). Planning Process Drama. David Fulton Publishers: London.
Carkin, Gary. (n.d.). My album website. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://gary-carkin.magix.net/
This site contains a video album of dramatic performances. These may be shown as examples to students to give them a visual of what is possible in this course. This can motivate both students and teachers in creating the final performance.
ESL Site (2007). ESL resource center. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://eslsite.com/resources/pages/Resources_and_Teaching_Ideas/Drama_and_Role_Plays/
This page contains many role-plays and dramatic activities. Teachers can use this as a resource for selecting and implementing role-play in the class. Level, activity type, vocabulary, and materials are often provided.
Finger, A. G. (2000). The Magic of Drama: An oral performance activity book. New York: Full Blast Productions.
This book serves as a student workbook for oral performance in the classroom. It may be used as a textbook for this course, or simply a reference for the instructor. Many chapters would be applicable to this course.
Heathcote, D. & Bolton, G. (1995). Drama for Learning: Dorothy Heathcote’s Mantle of the Expert Approach to Education. Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH. ISBN 0-435-08643-X
Improv Encyclopedia. (2007). Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://improvencyclopedia.org/
This website is a vast resource for improvisation activities. They are organized into many categories, and the searchable database is makes it easy to find a suitable activity. Additionally, the entire collection may be downloaded as one file.
Kump, L. (n.d.). The Reading Lady. Retrieved April 26, 2009, from http://www.readinglady.com/index.php?module=documents&JAS_DocumentManager_op=viewDocument&JAS_Document_id=9&MMN_position=34:34
This page contains scripts that can be downloaded. These scripts can be used as is in a role-play activity, or modified for a scriptwriting activity.
Maley, A. & Duff, A. (2005). Drama Techniques in Language Learning. 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
This book is highly recommended for this course. Warm-ups, Improvisational activities, and various ways to work with texts are presented in this teacher-friendly resource. All aspects of this Drama ELI course would benefit from this book.
Maxwell, W. (2007). Life in Action: A Table for two. (J. B. Andres, Ed.) British Columbia: AIM Language Learning.
This book is a good model for teaching a play in the ESL classroom. Lessons for each scene are provided. The scaffolding techniques and presentation of the play will be useful to the teacher of this course.
Morgan, N. & Saxton, J. (1987). Teaching Drama. New Hampshire: Hutchinson Education.
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Morgan, N. & Saxton, J.(1989). Teaching Drama. Stanley Thornes Publishers Ltd: Cheltenham, England. ISBN 0-7487-0243-1
This book, although dated, contains material that is highly applicable to a drama course. A unique and useful section is on evaluation and assessment in the class. This aspect of teaching drama is missing from other sources.
O'Neill, C. (1995). Drama Worlds. Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH.
O'Neill, C. & Lambert, A. (1982). Drama Structures. Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH. ISBN 0 435 08608 1
Shepard, A. (2009). Author Online. Retrieved April 26, 2009, from http://www.aaronshep.com/
This is the homepage for author Aaron Shepard. There are many parts of his website that will prove useful. Start with the "World of Stories" page. These stories can be adapted for dramatic interpretation in the ESL classroom.
Shin-Mei, K. & O'Neill, C. (1998). Words into Worlds: Learning a Second Language through Process Drama. Ablex Publishing Corporation: Stamford, CT. ISBN 1-56750-369-1
Taylor, P. (2000). The Drama Classroom. RoutledgeFalmer: New York, NY. ISBN 0-7507-0779-8
Taylor, P. & Warner, C. D. (2006). Structure and Spontaneity: The process drama of Cecily O’Neill. Trentham Books Limited: Oakhill, VA. ISBN 10: 1-85856-322-4
Wilhelm, J.D.(2002). Action Strategies for Deepening Comprehension. Scholastic Professional Books: New York. ISBN 0-439-21857-8
Wilson, K. (2008). Drama and Improvisation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
This teacher resource contains activities that teachers can use in their classroom, including improvisation, icebreakers, games (suitable for a variety of skills), and working with scripts. This book would be suitable as a reference for activities to be used in the Drama ELI course.
Yahoo! Groups. (2009). Electronic Village Online TESOL Drama. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EVO_Drama_2009/
This Yahoo! Groups site (accessed by requesting membership, which is free), serves as a resource for teachers who would like to incorporate drama into their classroom, or who teach a drama course. Many useful links and documents are available on this site. See the "Links" tab for an invaluable selection of resources.
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. (2005). Telling Stories: Using Drama and Multimedia with ESL Students. Retrieved August 18, 2009, from http://www.prel.org/eslstrategies/drama.html#.
References for Sample Curriculum
("Bringing it All Together")
Alan, B., & Stoller, F. L. (2005). Maximizing the benefits of project work in foreign language classrooms. English Teaching Forum, 43(4), 10–21.
Cohen, R. (2007). Acting One. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Improv Encyclopedia. (2007). Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://improvencyclopedia.org/
Nunan, D. (1989). Hidden agendas: The role of the learner in programme implementation. In R. K. Johnson (Ed.), The second language curriculum (pp. 176–186). NY: Cambridge University Press.
Richards, J. C. (2001). Curriculum development in language teaching. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Stoller, F. L. (2006). Establishing a theoretical foundation for project-based learning in second and foreign language contexts. In G. H. Beckett & P. C. Miller (Eds.), Project-based second and foreign language education: Past, present, future (pp. 19–40). Greenwich, CT: Information Age.
Wallace, M. J. (1998). Why action research? In Action research for language teachers (pp. 4–19). NY: Cambridge University Press.
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