Drama Techniques as Correlators of the Level of English Language Speaking Anxiety

Introduction. The study aims to investigate what factors strengthen and weaken personal speaking anxiety. With the use of selected standardized surveys, the research examines how drama techniques affect a learner’s level of English language speaking anxiety. Materials and Methods. The research grou...

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Autores principales:	Edyta Kwiecień-Niedziela, Krzysztof Polok, Eva Mala
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Publicado:	National Research Mordova State University 2020
Materias:	english language primary school learner speaking anxiety drama techniques questionnaire correlation drama classes Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5d7bcd0ab75342d389160608bb32eb942021-12-02T09:34:48ZDrama Techniques as Correlators of the Level of English Language Speaking Anxiety10.15507/1991-9468.098.024.202001.098-1101991-94682308-1058https://doaj.org/article/5d7bcd0ab75342d389160608bb32eb942020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://edumag.mrsu.ru/index.php/en/articles-en/93-20-1/807-10-15507-1991-9468-098-024-202001-7https://doaj.org/toc/1991-9468https://doaj.org/toc/2308-1058Introduction. The study aims to investigate what factors strengthen and weaken personal speaking anxiety. With the use of selected standardized surveys, the research examines how drama techniques affect a learner’s level of English language speaking anxiety. Materials and Methods. The research group includes 17 Polish primary school learners who attended drama classes and prepared two performances in English for other learners and their parents. The questionnaire with the stated research questions was applied, and the data ob tained were statistically analyzed. Results. The research results show that the learners participating in English drama classes had a lower level of speaking anxiety than those who did not practice drama at all. As to the learners´ English language proficiency, the level of speaking anxiety dropped with the rise of academic level. No significant difference was observed either in the level of speaking anxiety between male and female participants or in the level of speaking among learners of different age. The impact of drama techniques implemented into the English language classes is discussed in the study. The research results indicate the influence of drama techniques on the reduction of the level of speaking anxiety. The decrease is very noticeable that should inspire teachers to use drama techniques while teaching a foreign language, especially speaking skills. The analysis also indicates a close correlation between drama classes and the inc reasing level of English proficiency. Discussion and Conclusion. The topic of the article is to meet the interest of foreign language teachers and learners, would-be teachers of the English language.Edyta Kwiecień-NiedzielaKrzysztof PolokEva MalaNational Research Mordova State Universityarticleenglish languageprimary school learnerspeaking anxietydrama techniquesquestionnairecorrelationdrama classesEducationLRUИнтеграция образования, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 98-110 (2020)
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description	Introduction. The study aims to investigate what factors strengthen and weaken personal speaking anxiety. With the use of selected standardized surveys, the research examines how drama techniques affect a learner’s level of English language speaking anxiety. Materials and Methods. The research group includes 17 Polish primary school learners who attended drama classes and prepared two performances in English for other learners and their parents. The questionnaire with the stated research questions was applied, and the data ob tained were statistically analyzed. Results. The research results show that the learners participating in English drama classes had a lower level of speaking anxiety than those who did not practice drama at all. As to the learners´ English language proficiency, the level of speaking anxiety dropped with the rise of academic level. No significant difference was observed either in the level of speaking anxiety between male and female participants or in the level of speaking among learners of different age. The impact of drama techniques implemented into the English language classes is discussed in the study. The research results indicate the influence of drama techniques on the reduction of the level of speaking anxiety. The decrease is very noticeable that should inspire teachers to use drama techniques while teaching a foreign language, especially speaking skills. The analysis also indicates a close correlation between drama classes and the inc reasing level of English proficiency. Discussion and Conclusion. The topic of the article is to meet the interest of foreign language teachers and learners, would-be teachers of the English language.
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title	Drama Techniques as Correlators of the Level of English Language Speaking Anxiety
title_short	Drama Techniques as Correlators of the Level of English Language Speaking Anxiety
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Drama Techniques as Correlators of the Level of English Language Speaking Anxiety

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