Improving Students’ Language Proficiency Through Drama in the EFL Classroom

This paper examines the application of drama-based pedagogy in EFL classrooms, demonstrating how script analysis, role-playing, and improvisation can effectively enhance students' integrated language skills.The study highlights the unique advantages of dramatic texts for pronunciation training, subtext interpretation, and cultural understanding, while providing practical teaching methods including conflict scene selection and stage direction adaptation.Findings indicate that drama techniques reduce learning anxiety, boost motivation, and create authentic language contexts, serving as an effective bridge between literary study and language practice.

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Journal of literature and art studies
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2025-08-28
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https://doi.org/10.17265/2159-5836/2025.08.007
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Creative Drama in Education
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Improving Students’ Language Proficiency Through Drama in the EFL Classroom

LI Pei-qi
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Creative Drama in Education
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Improving Students’ Language Proficiency Through Drama in the EFL Classroom

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Abstract

This paper examines the application of drama-based pedagogy in EFL classrooms, demonstrating how script analysis, role-playing, and improvisation can effectively enhance students' integrated language skills.The study highlights the unique advantages of dramatic texts for pronunciation training, subtext interpretation, and cultural understanding, while providing practical teaching methods including conflict scene selection and stage direction adaptation.Findings indicate that drama techniques reduce learning anxiety, boost motivation, and create authentic language contexts, serving as an effective bridge between literary study and language practice.

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