Open Conference Systems, Language and Language Teaching Conference 2022

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STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN PERFORMING CREATIVE DRAMA: DRAMA IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION CLASS
Meita Lesmiaty Khasyar, Rudi Haryono

Last modified: 2023-01-26

Abstract


The primary goal of this research is intended to report how the students’ engagement in performing creative drama. Further, the discussion also takes into the issues of the problem that may exist during the session or phase of creative drama in drama class. The researcher used qualitative methodology to investigate the research questions. Documentation analysis and interview were used as the instrument of this present study. The fifth semester students of English Education Department were choosing as the main participants of this study. The students have performed creative drama, and have experience in preparing the session also the performance. The researcher point out the students’ engagement in performing creative drama, such as warm-up activities, make-up character, script writing, the concept of role-play, poster or flyer publicity, producing creative drama trailer, promoting their drama using social media and rehearsal process. Students independently chose to work on different tasks according to their knowledge, abilities and preferences. Moreover, they were allowed to take on different characters and roles. Creative drama fosters and maintains students’ engagement by providing an atmosphere which is full of fun and entertainment.


Keywords


creative drama, students’ engagement, student’s performance

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