ISSN: 2360-7866

 International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 7(6), pp. 91-96. December, 2019.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2019.150

Full Length Research

Drama and History: Tools for Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching and Learning

Justina Lere Charles-Zalakoro

Arts Education Department, Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State

E-mail: E-mail:lerezalakoro@gmail.com

Accepted 18 December 2019

History is all about the past and drama is to act, the reconstruction of that past that is told in action with a setting, characters and audience. The drama is a crafty presentation of the text. Every enacted action is an historical event or close to an event that took place somewhere sometime in history. Every drama that is enacted might have been studied and the characters imitating someone’s attitude in spoken words. Characters on stage do not think of what to say or do, they are already familiar with what has been studied and are competent in what they have studied. So communication, speaking and acting as part of the drama flows easily. The paper is on drama in history of education: A vital tool for communicative competence in teaching and learning English language. The paper examined the concept of drama, the place of dramatists in the society, the playwright and the commitment, the concept of history, education, functions of drama in relationship to history, communication and the artist and concluded with some recommendations as follows: (1) Literature which drama is part of and history should be made compulsory subject at the secondary education level. (2) Students should be encouraged to read literature and history for it makes them have competence in English language. (3) Students use of English will be fluent and competence errors will be minimized.

Key words: Drama, History, Education, and Communicative Language Skills.

Cite This Article As: Charles-Zalakoro, JL (2019). Drama and History: Tools for Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching and Learning. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 7(6): 91-96