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2014 » Papers » Volume 4 » Language learning: MIND and BODY 1. LANGUAGE LEARNING: MIND AND BODY Authors: Colibaba Anca Cristina, Colibaba Stefan, Gheorghiu Irina, Dinu Claudia Elena Volume 4 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-21-236 | Pages: 49-54 | Download PDF | Abstract
The article is a study based on an innovative language learning method which has been applied by EuroEd Foundation within the Glottodrama European project. The Glottodrama is a very flexible methodology which addresses any level of knowledge and educational contexts combining theatrical as well as foreign language learning techniques in order to achieve real communication situations in the classroom. The method has been carried out on a group of foreign students studying at the School of medicine in Iasi and learning Romanian as a foreign language; in their theatrical and linguistic experience the students benefited from the presence of a drama and a language teacher. Both teachers ran the course and were also involved in designing its syllabus tailored to meet the medical students' needs; all the dramatic texts suggested were based on the doctor -patient communication.
The Glottodrama method has stimulated our students (foreign students studying medicine in Iasi) to learn a foreign language (Romanian) by turning the common classroom into a theater company. The originality and the element of surprise of the method worked from the beginning enhancing students' participation in and contribution to the activities. The Glottodrama method has made students use and practice the language from the very beginning of the course
The focus on communication with its verbal and non-verbal solutions has raised students' interest and highly increased their motivation. By getting involved body and mind in their learning the language and thus overcoming common psychological barriers the students learned how to use their body and voice in order to express themselves in a correct way. Video films were used as useful tools of reflection and error correction. | Keywords
language learning, medicine, drama, motivation, communication, students |
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