Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
5th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), Rome, İtalya, 5 - 08 Şubat 2013, cilt.116, ss.1127-1131
The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of prospective teachers of English on creative drama and to introduce creative drama as a teaching method. This study was designed as a single group pre-test post-test experimental model. For the purpose of the study, three hours curriculum related to Shakespeare's life and his contributions to literature was prepared and applied. The participants of this study are thirteen third graders of Dokuz Eylul University, English Language Teaching Department in 2012-2013 academic year. The qualitative analysis of data collected through KWL Forms and a survey consisting of open ended questions administered to the participants as a pre and post test. The whole session was video-recorded by another person with the permission of the participants. The results of this study mainly indicate that creative drama can be an effective teaching method in English Language teaching classrooms. Furthermore, it helps to increase students' motivation and creativity. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.