Comment by Mara Goodman on January 29, 2010 at 5:26pm
Really nice concentration and sharing. I could see how the immediacy of the purpose got the students to drop the "affective filter." Thank you, Gary.
Mara
Comment by Marion Belcher on January 29, 2010 at 10:38am
I really love the collaborative energy at work.
Everyone supports what the students are attempting to do in the improvisation, so a safer situation is created and students may be more inclined to take risks in the target language. This is great. And also that you have documented it so clearly. Thanks, Gary.
Thank you for this video; this is what I was looking for: classroom setting, lower level students, drama-building in action. Are there more similar videos availeble? It would be interesting to see how a play is being built step by step, so the teacher presenting pre-reading or whatever else is there to start off the students and then to hear the teacher's instructions and to see the students responding to them. I would also love to see the phase when the SS and the teacher reflect on their work. I am new to this kind of drama and i must say that I find it fascinating.
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