Process Drama for Second Language Teaching and Learning

Patrice Baldwin is an internationally acclaimed ‘Drama for Learning’ Specialist. She has been a headteacher, school inspector, government curriculum adviser, Chair of National Drama (UK) and President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (2010-13). She has also been a BBC Education consultant and scriptwriter.Alicja Galazka is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Silesia, Poland, and director of the Educational Centre. She is a pioneer of the use of drama in ELT in Poland, Head of Drama in ELT Special Interest at International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Poland, Poland. She is also a psychotherapist and international coach.

• IntroductionPart I: Introducing Process Drama1. What Is Process Drama and How Can It Help Learners and Learning?2. Using Process Drama to Develop 21st Century Skills3. How to Introduce Process Drama to a Class and What Is Expected of the TeacherPart II: Process Drama Strategies and Conventions for use in the Second Language ClassroomPart III: The Drama UnitsUnit 1: BullyingUnit 2: The Great Fire of LondonUnit 3: RefugeesUnit 4: Conservation or Change?Unit 5: BeowulfUnit 6: Over the Top: The True Story of Annie Edson Taylor, the ‘Queen of the Mist’Appendix: Resource Sheets ReferencesIndex

The book is a great resource for teachers, language or otherwise, as it does not attempt to preach or overexplain process drama or language acquisition, but instead provides an excellent array of drama activities and exercises that can be used in a process drama or as independent activities that support the development of the four language skills.