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In this episode I talk to Georgina Dragovic, a researcher and PhD candidate at Fribourg University in Switzerland. Amongst other things we talked about: the consequences of the conventional way of teaching a foreign language (“coursebook approach”) (02:02)the teaching difficulties in the Serbian school system (07:34)the Pros and Cons for using drama techniques in the school context and attitudes of teachers towards using drama (10:20)some problems of current research: critical and empirical studies on the impact of drama in foreign language teaching, the dearth of quantitative studies on the impact of drama in foreign language teaching and the transferability of study results (11:24)Gina’s study that investigates if it is possible to teach German as a foreign language with drama under “normal” school conditions: the aims, the research design and the instruments (15:49)the results of the study (19:23)the implications for practice and recommendations for research (22:57)the school vs. university context: Gina and I talk about the different challenges of incorporating drama conventions, the forms of drama conventions and about the “fun and/or learning?” question (25:31)possible future developments and next steps. (38:53) Subscribe: RSS | Stitcher | Android| iTunes

Episode 2: Interview with Veronika Fröhlich from Heidelberg University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg).  In this interview Veronika talks for example about… how she finds learning and teaching with drama motivating for learners AND teacher… that drama in education can provide confidence for life… three simple but effective drama activities that can easily be done in the language classroom. Show Notes: Notes on Drama Activities* (*=As so often with drama activities, we couldn’t trace those back to a specific source or inventor – if anyone knows where they originate, feel free to contact me at info@dramapaedagogik.de and I’ll add this to the notes.) Subscribe: RSS | Stitcher | Android| iTunes

Episode 1: interview with Jonathan Sharp (University of Tübingen) In this first episode I interview Jonathan, who describes his journey from Scotland via Vienna to Tübingen (Germany) and tells us… …how being a bit reluctant about drama in high school he ended up loving it, …how working as an actor and teaching English simultaneously gave him the idea to combine the two and use rehearsal room techniques in English lessons, …his experiences as an English language tutor at university who uses Drama in Education methods/applied drama e.g. with students aiming to be English teachers. Show Notes Drama in SPRACHPRAXIS at a German University English Department: Practical Solutions to Pedagogical Challenges (article in Scenario) Macbeth in the Higher Education English Language Classroom (article in Scenario) Tübingen University English department Abonnieren: RSS |   Stitcher | Android| iTunes