Introducing creative language learning in Japan through educational drama Araki-Metcalfe, Naoko 2008, Introducing creative language learning in Japan through educational drama, N J Drama Australia journal, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 45-57. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads arakimetcalfe-introducingcreative-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 870.54KB 281 Title Introducing creative language learning in Japan through educational drama Author(s) Araki-Metcalfe, Naoko Journal name N J Drama Australia journal Volume number 31 Issue number 2 Start page 45 End page 57 Publisher Drama Australia - The National Association for Drama Education Place of publication Brisbane, Qld. Publication date 2008 ISSN 1445-2294 Keyword(s) Japanese education English language curriculum Educational drama Action research Reflective practice Teacher-researcher Summary Educational Drama as a teaching and learning methodology is already widely in use and well accepted by Australian teachers and students. This paper reports on a study in which the author investigated Japanese primary school students' and teachers' responses to educational drama as a pedagogical tool in their English language classes. The participants had no prior experience of drama in education. Along with the participants' responses, the applicability of educational drama as a teaching method for the Japanese teachers is also discussed. The author, as a teacher-researcher, used action research methods for this study. It became evident that educational drama tended to motivate the Japanese students' foreign language learning of English, by providing them with an opportunity for a higher level of engagement and participation in learning. In the study, the students showed enhancement of the skills necessary for learning, including social, communication, linguistic, non-linguistic and problem-solving skills. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 130207 LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl Maori) Socio Economic Objective 930201 Pedagogy HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, Drama Australia - The National Association for Drama Education Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30036982 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 14:17:53 EST Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 14:19:05 EST Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 14:58:20 EST Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 14:59:05 EST Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 15:00:03 EST Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 15:01:09 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2011, 07:53:51 EST Mon, 02 Jul 2012, 13:38:56 EST Wed, 01 Aug 2012, 12:56:48 EST Wed, 01 Aug 2012, 12:58:21 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 17:27:49 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:53:01 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 14:03:24 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:05:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 280 Abstract Views, 281 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 14:17:41 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas