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Main Author: Sohaib Alam
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Perception Publishing 2017
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=703876865030
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  • Using Drama for Teaching Language in ESL Classrooms Integrating Multimedia Tools: Issues and Challenges Sohaib Alam Lengua y Literatura CALL Drama Audio visual aids Language Skills Drama in language learning and teaching gives us a lot of choices from the space of multimedia like Computers, CALL, Internet, T.V. Audiotapes, CD, Audio-Visual Aids, Radio, Power Point and so on. Utilizing Drama in teaching, particularly in teaching ESL provides a number of advantages. Drama can be coordinated into language classrooms viably to accomplish communicative purpose by incorporating the four basic language skills. Multimedia integration in the second language curriculum and its implementation in the classroom poses a number of challenges which refer the way multimedia tools and task affect language learning as well as learners’ general cognitive, emotional, social and moral development. Using these multimedia tools to create a context for teaching English has many advantages. Drama is significant in enhancing learner’s confidence, creativity, motivation in learning but integrating multimedia tools comprises numerous challenges for the teacher. The nature of classrooms and the role of the teacher has changed a lot as compared to the early 90s. The world of information technology has affected the classroom scenario too. As the switch between behaviorist to cognitivist so traditional to modern approach has changed the entire method and techniques of teaching learning scenario. This paper aims to explore how Drama can be used effectively and interactively to encourage learners to learn English as a second language with the integration of multimedia tools and what are the major issues and challenges in the real classroom situation that a teacher has to face. It also aims that how the English language can be taught with the help of multimedia tools in the classroom to develop learners’ knowledge of the language. 2017 artículo científico 2455-6580 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=703876865030 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7038 The Creative Launcher application/pdf Perception Publishing The Creative Launcher (India) Num.5 Vol.2