The Drama Teacher Training which focuses on classroom practice for teachers of English will be exploring and developing areas of teaching such as pronunciation through Drama, grammar through Drama, using and exploiting role-plays and much more.
The training is intended for teachers in Moroccan middle and secondary schools teaching 12 – 17 year olds. You should have a strong Upper Intermediate of English in order to be able to participate in the course.
There are six sessions dealing with different aspects of the use of drama in the ELT classroom. The sessions are two hours long with a ten minute break. Most workshops will be practical and it is hoped that participants will want to “get up and do” rather than “sit and listen”.
1 – Getting To Know You
As this is the first session, it will focus on getting the group to gel and get to know each other. This session will concentrate on group dynamics and the activities demonstrated have been designed to allow members to feel comfortable working with each other and build confidence within the group.
2 – Pronunciation through Drama
This will concentrate on dialogues which can be used to focus on a particular pronunciation point. Participants will develop their ability to exploit the ready-made dialogues and to create their own, making them both natural and enjoyable. We will also look at expressing emotion and mood through drama. Participants will investigate ways of helping students develop their ability to express subtle meaning and, above all, making their English sound natural. The session will also look at the way English speakers display emotion through changes of intonation, stress and pace in speech.
3 – Grammar through Drama
This workshop will focus on making dialogues grammar-loaded, meaning that they are written so that one, two or possibly more grammar points are concentrated on. Participants will look at ways of including such material in a dialogue while still making it sound natural and overly contrived. They will also focus on methods of exploiting dialogues to their full potential.
4 – Drama Games
In this workshop trainees will look at drama games, which can be used with younger learners and adults. We will look at the varying suitability of different games for different stages of the lesson and for different classes. The games aim to develop concentration and group dynamics, as well as general confidence in the language. Participants will look at how to set up games and how to manage them.
5 – Role-play and Simulation
In this workshop the focus will be on the setting-up of role-plays and different methods of exploiting such activities. Participants will also look at simulations and share suggestions on how to get the most out of them. We will also look at possible adaptation of course book material, namely role-plays, with the aim of making them more natural and more personalised.
6 – Participants’ Presentations
The content of the sixth session will be presentations by the participants. It is hoped that those who have intended the workshops will be able to either
This may be done individually or in groups of two or three.
Please note: there are a limited number of places available and places will be given on a first come first served basis. Additionally for this course we will only accept:
The course will take place every Wednesday at British Council Rabat from 18:30-20:30 from 19 January until 23 February 2011.
If you would like to register for this course please email us at paul.harvey@britishcouncil.org.ma .In your email please indicate:
Deadline for applications is 18 January 2011.
If you would like to register for this course please email us at teacher.training@britishcouncil.org.maMOROCCAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
The training session we attended was really of a great benefit ,very enjoyable and I would like if it hasn't finished yet. Thank you Paul for all the good things you provided in this workshop, we are very grateful and I would like to register my daughter next September at the British council and I wish she were with You.
Mouna Zouitni
I really can't find the words to tell you how much I enjoyed your training. It's just been wonderful. I'll try all the activities that you have provided us with. Thank you again.
Aicha Nouri
Thank you so much for the workshops.I really enjoyed learning from you.I certainly learned a lot from your way of getting us to mingle and participate in building the drama training sessions...I will be very pleased to attend any training sessions delivered by you in the future.
Driss Jabbour
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