Chamkaur Gill Copyright (c) 2013 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill Recent documents in Chamkaur Gill en-us Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:45:10 PDT 3600 Videos and observational surveys on language learning through drama focussing on oral skills of ten non-English speaking background university students http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/15 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/15 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:05:16 PDT Chamkaur Gill Motivating ESL learners to speak in English through drama: Adopting identities http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/14 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/14 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:15:17 PST Chamkaur Gill Process drama: Bridging the arts and the sciences http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/13 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/13 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:30:26 PST Process drama involves participants using improvisation techniques in role-play to enact real-life scenarios. It focuses on the process rather than the final product and therefore allows students and teachers to simulate actual situations experientially and, in the process, develop problem-solving skills. It has been used as learning and teaching strategy in various disciplines in the arts and the sciences. Students enjoy situated learning through contextualisation of concepts within their fields, acting out scenes that deal with issues pertaining to their fields of study. Process drama is, in essence, learning by doing while at the same time creating a real-life environment in the classroom that makes the educational process organic. It is a useful tool with which to help develop the social interactional skills of people of the sciences.

]]> Chamkaur Gill The play-production process as a motivating tool in the ESL classroom http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/12 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/12 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:40:21 PST Chamkaur Gill ESL learning through drama http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/11 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/11 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:33:22 PDT Extract:
Drama-based activities can assist learners develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through constant exposure to the target language. Annarella (2000) and Boudreault (2009) refer to the guided imagery and imagination in drama techniques which assist in the development of these skills.

]]> Chamkaur Gill Using drama techniques to encourage oral interaction http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/10 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/10 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:42:00 PDT The writer argues drama is certainly not a panacea for all the ills existing in the language teaching world, but it would seem to have strengths in the oral skills area that conservative teaching methods do not.

]]> Chamkaur S. Gill Getting language learners to 'open up' http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/9 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/9 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:41:59 PDT This article explores the unwillingness of Non English speaking background students from a cultural and psychological perspective, and suggests activities that may assist overcoming this reticence.

]]> Chamkaur Gill Motivating English-language learners through drama techniques http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/8 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/8 Thu, 14 May 2009 18:53:17 PDT The focus of this paper is on the use of drama in English-language learning. It discusses the writer's use of drama techniques in teaching his language-learners at Bond University, Australia. The writer presents the advantages of drama over traditional teaching methodology and discusses the characteristics of learners and teachers involved in the application of such techniques. Throughout the paper, reference is made to the findings and philosophies of researchers and practitioners associated with the use of drama strategies. It concludes with the suggestion that the relevant authorities should recognise drama as an innovative strategy and consider raising its profile.

]]> Chamkaur Gill Increasing English-language-learners’ speaking opportunities http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/6 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/6 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:55 PST Chamkaur Gill Developing English-language skills through drama. http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/7 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/7 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:55 PST Chamkaur Gill Drama as a means of improving the advocacy skills on non-English-speaking-background students http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/4 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/4 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:54 PST This paper will discuss the problems facing overseas-Asian students who study law in Western universities and will deal with how drama can help improve their English-language oral-communication skills. A profile of the average student belonging to a high-context, relational culture will be provided with the aim of showing why such a student needs full-on immersion in oral English. An attempt will be made to suggest that the activities and materials employed by instructors using such a strategy can help lower students’ affective barriers and increase their confidence, motivation and spontaneity when speaking, while improving their non-verbal skills. The writer’s personal experiences will be mentioned in passing.

]]> Chamkaur Gill Going beyond the text to appreciate literature: How drama can help http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/3 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/3 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:54 PST Chamkaur Gill Moving forward in English-language education. http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/5 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/5 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:54 PST Chamkaur Gill Learning English by breaking a leg. http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/1 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/1 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:53 PST Chamkaur Gill Innovation – the way forward in English-language teaching. http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/2 http://works.bepress.com/chamkaur_gill/2 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:40:53 PST Chamkaur Gill