THE TEACHING OF DRAMA:

TECHNIQUES, STRATEGIES AND

APPROACHES

REPORTER
Mark Noel Jordan Sesgundo
James Patrick Solares
 Drama has the potential of making the learning experience
fun for the students and even memorable because it is
interactive and visual. There are many studies about using
drama to learn English
 Drama provides an excellent platform for exploring
theoretical and practical aspect of the English language
DRAMA AS A POWERFUL TEACHING TOOL

 Drama has the potential to empower the students, give

them many opportunities to have pride in their work, it
teaches them responsibility, problem solving,
management and directing proficiencies. The many
activities of team work force students to develop
organizational skills and to think on their feet.
BENEFITS OF USING DRAMA

Helps to learn new vocabulary

 Builds confidence.
Motivates the students and helps shift the focus from
the teacher to the estudents.
Encourage interaction and working in group
 Develop thinking skill
Encourage growth in language competence
DRAMA TECHNIQUES/STRATEGIES
 also known as drama techniques or drama conventions are the everyday
tools of the drama teacher. They help to develop enquiry skills, to
encourage negotiation, understanding and creativity. They can enhance
performance skills such as character development and storytelling and
be used across the curriculum to actively involve students in their own
learning.
TECHNIQUES
AND
STRATEGIES
IN DRAMA
1. Vocal Dynamics
Your lines are just words until you deliver them,
but unless your voice is well-trained, they’ll still
fall flat or sound forced. In order to accurately
portray different characters and emotions, you
need to expand your vocal toolbox and learn
about the ways that range, pitch, and
pronunciation affect your performance.
Sometimes you need to adopt an unfamiliar
accent or use slang naturally; other times you
must change your pitch to communicate
building anger, excitement, or sadness.
2. Body Language and
Mannerisms
Stage directions are separate from
spoken lines, but they work together to
explain the events of the plot and clarify
each character’s emotions and
personalities. Actors bring their
characters to life by moving, reacting,
and even standing in nuanced ways that
are natural for their character. Very
subtle differences in posture, walking
speed, or even the force with which you
pick up a prop can speak volumes about
your character’s intentions.

3. Use and Awareness of Space
It’s important to be aware not just of
your “marks” on stage, but also of
the actors who must interact with or
move past you. Your position on the
stage or set affects everything from
lighting and sound to camera angles
and audience perspective. If you
know how to make use of the space
around you–and seamlessly hit the
right marks at the right time–it will
show immediately in your
performances and auditions.
4. Improvisational Techniques
You might associate improvisation
with comedy clubs and sketch
shows, but on-the-spot creativity is a
skill that comes in handy for actors
of every discipline. For example, if
a castmate flubs his line during a
live performance, you must be able
to think on your feet and respond
like your character would; if you’re
convincing, the audience won’t even
realize there was a mistake.
Approaches In Drama
Drama can be a fantastic technique to engage pupils
in active learning and interactive pedagogy which
encourages them to engage in dialogue which uses
subject specific language in highly appropriate
contexts.
 Active learning
Is an approach to instruction that involves actively engaging students with
the course material through discussions, problem solving, case studies, role
plays and other methods.

 Collaboration
In a dramatic context, putting on a play is team work. The director guides the
group toward its goal. Within a collaboration the group not only has to work
together, they have to think together. The end product comes from the efforts
of the group. This means collaborators are equal partners means there is no
leader.

 Dialogue
Is the exchange of spoken words between two or more
characters in a book, play, or other written work.
 Learning Objectives
Drama helps our students to recognize the layers of meaning that exist in texts
and contexts, to develop their knowledge of dramatic conventions and their sense
of audience. They do so as participants in making and presenting drama, and by
stepping back to appreciate and appraise their own contributions and those of
others.

 Questioning
Is an important approaches in delivering drama. Drama leaders ask questions to
focus enquiry, spark imagination, challenge thought, reflect on work, build
community, guide story development, and reach higher order thinking skills.

 Strategic Thinking
Strategic thinking is an organizational and pragmatic type of critical thinking.
Thinking strategically involves seeing the big picture, planning ahead, and
putting thought into action, typically to gain a competitive advantage in business.
 Drama is all about how we present ourselves.
If the student can communicate better, the
more likely others will see him/her as he/she
wishes to be seen.
Therefore, the skills of drama can help the
student become the person that he/she wants to
be.