Information below for any interested ESOL practitioner who would like to be involved in a one day workshop exploring how participatory drama and theatre techniques can be adapted for use in an ESOL context.Please circulate to anyone who might be interested.
This workshop is attached to a research pilot project the international development agency Actionaid is running with ESOL providers in three Further Education colleges. The project called Reflect for ESOL is experimenting with participatory methods to learning based around the philosophy of Paulo Freire.
The workshop will be held at Actionaid head office in Archway North London on Friday 18th July 10 am– 4pm. The workshop is free and lunch is provided. In special circumstances we might be able to reimburse travel expenses. We would especially like to hear from practitioners who would be willing to contribute practical suggestions on how the participatory drama activities can be turned into ESOL language learning. For further information please see below.
If you are interested in attending please contact:
Tish Taylor
Reflect ESOL coordinator
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Turning Drama into Learning.
The ‘Reflect for ESOL’ Actionaid project is holding a workshop exploring and experimenting with theatre techniques for participatory learning and social change within an ESOL context.
The workshop has two aims:
1. To introduce the use of theatre as a participatory method for learning.
2. To discuss and document ways in which participatory theatre techniques can be used to develop language for ESOL learners within a UK ESOL context.
In the workshop we will use techniques including image theatre, forum theatre, and a range of other theatre exercises to explore (by doing), how to create a more student-centred approach to learning in the classroom.
These methods have been used to help participants explore, reflect and analyse different concerns, issues, attitudes which affect them. They have also been used in classrooms geared around theme/issue based curriculum development.
Ananda Breed will be the facilitator of the workshop, a Senior Lecturer of Theatre Studies (Intl) at the University of East London.
Tish Taylor will facilitate the discussion around how the techniques can be used for language learning. Tish is currently coordinating the Reflect ESOL project at Actionaid and has an ESOL background.
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