... reports dramatic techniques are rarely used to teach language arts classes in the U.S., especially at the secondary level (Goodlad, 1984). English teachers tend to leave drama to theater courses, isolating drama techniques from most English classrooms. Yet, the research on classroom drama suggests that there is considerable untapped potential for using drama as a teaching method. Experts emphasize that using ... way drama encourages enactment of many different social roles and engages many levels, styles, and uses of language. Language is the central tool and concern for Heathcote, who no...

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