1st Edition

Drama in English Teaching

By Tricia Evans Copyright 1984
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

The Bullock Committee Report on Language Teaching emphasized the importance of studying drama seriously and professionally. Yet, despite these recommendations, many schools continued to assign drama a minor role within the curriculum. Typically, the responsibility falls to the English Department to present drama in a structured and meaningful way, but many educators remain uncertain and hesitant... Read more

Introduction 1. English and drama: the perimeters and parameters 2. Modest beginnings 3. Pushing out the language frontiers 4. Stimulating written work 5. To and from the set text 6. Drama and the English theme 7. The mass media and communications studies

Biography

Tricia Evans, at the time of the first publication, was Lecturer in English and Drama in Education at the University of Keele, UK.