(National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE))
by Theo Bryer, Maggie Pitfield, Jane Coles
Drama at the Heart of English is
unique in its exploration of drama’s potential to revitalise English
as a secondary school subject. It focuses specifically on the value and
inclusive nature of educational drama practices in the reading of
literary, dramatic and multimodal texts in the English classroom.
Examples
from the authors’ research show English teachers working in the
drama-in-English mode with real learners as part of their everyday
classroom activity. Challenging current curriculum and assessment
constraints, the authors argue that drama-in-English pedagogy
re-establishes English as a creative, imaginative and interactive
subject. This book:
- offers a blend of theory and practice to demonstrate the powerful potential of drama-in-English
- proposes
that drama is a uniquely sustainable form of learning in English when
fully integrated into the daily work of classroom teachers
- highlights the intrinsic connection that exists between drama and the playful qualities of literary texts
- analyses
landmark moments and key policy shifts that have shaped the
development of the relationship between drama and English over time
This
resource is for all educators interested in and passionate about the
field of English and Language Arts. It is a must-read for the
international academic community of researchers, practitioners,
teacher-educators and teachers of English, as well as student-teachers
of English/Media/Drama.
