1. What is Drama?
1.1. Enganging and interactive way to improve language skills by allowing students to practise English through acting, dialogue, and storytelling.
2. Elements of Children's Drama
2.1. Characters
2.1.1. Help students practise emotions and social interactions.
2.2. Dialogue
2.2.1. Develop speaking, pronounciation, and fluency skills.
2.3. Plot
2.3.1. Teach story structure to improve comprehension of events.
2.4. Setting
2.4.1. Use descriptive language to expand vocabulary.
2.5. Acts and Scenes
2.5.1. Organise the story into sections.
2.6. Stage Directions
2.6.1. Reinforce vocabulary related to physical actions and movement.
3. Benefits of Children's Drama
3.1. Student Engangement
3.1.1. Keeping students involved with interactive lessons (Owens & Barber, 2000).
3.1.1.1. Engages students actively
3.1.1.2. Develops language skills
3.2. Collaboration and Coopoeration
3.2.1. Build teamwork and social skills through performances (George, 2000).
3.2.1.1. Improves emotional, social, cognitive, and physical abilities
3.2.1.2. Allows the student to feel a part of a group
3.2.1.3. Increases their self esteem and develops their self-concept
3.2.1.4. Includes special needs students to improve their self esteem
3.3. Active Learning
3.3.1. Involving both physical and mental aspects such as non-verbal drama activities (Albalawi, 2014).
3.3.1.1. Reduce language learning stress
3.3.1.2. Build confidence
3.3.1.3. Enhance Total Physical Response
3.3.1.4. Shift power dynamics
3.4. Higher Order Thinking Skills
3.4.1. Foster creativity and problem-solving skills through process drama methodology with guided teacher support (Brown, 2017).
3.4.1.1. Develops dialogue skills
3.4.1.2. Fosters empathy
3.4.1.3. Promotes collaboration
3.4.1.4. Encourages creative problem-solving
3.5. Improving Language and Communication Skills
3.5.1. Practising real-life dialogue enhances fluency (Charles & Kusanagi, 2007).
3.5.1.1. Understand communication modes
3.5.1.2. Learn speech acts
3.5.1.3. Improve pronunciation
3.5.1.4. Master intonation
3.5.1.5. Apply discourse strategies
3.6. Fun Learning
3.6.1. Create a relaxed and enjoyable space for learning (Ohashi, 2013).
3.6.1.1. Enhances motivation for learning English
3.6.1.2. Promotes sociocultural awareness
3.6.1.3. Adaptable for Level 3 primary students
3.7. Build Confidence
3.7.1. Performing builds self-esteem and public speaking skills (Ernst-Slavit & Wenger, 1998).
3.7.1.1. Increases self-esteem
3.7.1.2. Enhances public speaking skills
3.7.1.3. Relates to native culture