The affordances and challenges of drama pedagogies among young learners in the EFL context: A Qualitative Research Synthesis
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Recent studies in the 'Science of Learning' indicate that collaborative learning can outweigh the effectiveness of learning individually. Drama approaches are typical collaborative activities and researchers in TESOL report the effectiveness of drama approaches.The present study examined affordances and challenges of drama pedagogies among young learners via QRS to aim providing an overview of drama approaches. The results indicate drama approaches have mainly four affordances in English learning: raising learners' motivation, providing collaborative opportunities, increasing language skills, and accompanying body movements stimulate attention, memory, and left brain. (See Appendix 4 and 5 on pages 103-104)Even though there are some challenges, the author recommends practitioners in elementary and junior high schools to develop learners' communication skills in English.
