Research of the Usage of Creative Drama Method In 7th Grade English Teaching in Terms of Student Attitudes and Opinions

Authors : Akgül Çakiroğlu, Derya Göğebakan Yildiz

Pages : 136-149

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study is to examine the effect of creative drama in English teaching in terms of students\' attitudes and opinions The study group consists of 8 students attending the 7th grade of a public secondary school. The English course \"Sports\" and \"Biography\" units were taught in a 6-week period with the prepared creative drama method learning draft. Case study was used in the research. In the study, quantitative and qualitative data were collected together. Quantitative data were obtained from the student attitude scale and qualitative data were obtained from student opinions. In this research, quantitative data were analyzed with non-parametric Mann Whitney U for related samples Descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of qualitative data. The findings obtained from the attitude scale in the study showed that creative drama activities positively affected students\' attitudes towards the English lesson. When the interviews with the students were analyzed, it was concluded that the drama method made the lesson fun, increased the learning motivation for the lesson, and could be effective in learning foreign language vocabulary and pronunciation.
Keywords : Yaratıcı Drama, İngilizce dersine yönelik tutum, öğrenci görüşü