Current Issue - Activities for ESL Students - Things for ESL Teachers - TESL/TEFL Links - Search - Copyright The Internet TESL Journal Drama Techniques for Teaching English Vani Chauhan vani_chauhan [at] hotmail.com Using drama to teach English results in real communication involving ideas, emotions, feelings appropriateness and adaptability; in short an opportunity to use language in operation which is absent in a conventional language class. Such activities add to the teachers' repertoire of pedagogic strategies giving them a wider option of learner-centered activities to chose from for classroom teaching, thereby augmenting their efficiency in teaching English. Introduction Benefits of Using Drama in the Language Classroom Many a times the teaching of English language falls short of fulfilling its goals. Even after years of English teaching, the learners do not gain the confidence of using the language in and outside the class. Their output in the language is
