Disadvantages Of Drama Essay

In William Shakespeare’s play As you like it he claims that: “All the world 's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages”. As an English student and a future English teacher, I have often been amazed, during practical teaching, at how effective drama captures the attention of the students in the ESL/EFL classroom. Drama activities would sometimes have surprising and unexpected results. English teachers should make use of this medium more often because it transforms the classroom from the artificial world to the situational world.

In this essay the following aspects will be discussed: Firstly, I will highlight the importance of drama in the literature classroom, and how successful the method is used. Secondly, I will look at different advantages and disadvantages of drama as medium of teaching. Thirdly, the responsibility of the teacher concerning the design of activities will be discussed and lastly I will draw a conclusion to what I have learned throughout my three years as a future English teacher.

Drama is defined

In contrast to the above mentioned teachers need to examine the disadvantages of using drama to teach literature. The disadvantages include: Embarrassment among the learners peers. Not all learners are drama students and some may find it difficult to perform in front of their peers. Teachers, myself included fear that with drama as a teaching method comes occasionally uncontrolled circumstances. Discipline itself is already a challenging task and drama may give way for this uncontrolled situations to arise. Incorrect language usage can result from drama activities if the teacher fails to correct incorrect language usage immediately. Activities can also be artificial and learners may feel that the content of the activity is irrelevant to their individual