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Bc. Victoria Applegate Spaulding

Master's thesis

How Drama Affects Foreign Language Anxiety and Peer Relationships in The EFL Classroom

How Drama Affects Foreign Language Anxiety and Peer Relationships in The EFL Classroom
Abstract:
Tato práce zkoumá využití dramatických aktivit v hodinách EFL, jak působí na úz-kosti z cizího jazyka (FLA) a vztahy mezi vrstevníky. Zároveň se zabývá tím, jak žáci tyto aktivity sami vnímají. Mezi respondenty tohoto výzkumu patřilo 41 žáků osmile-tého gymnázia ve druhém pololetí školního roku 2022/2023. Ve výzkumu se využíva-ly smíšené metody a zjistilo se, že žáci EFL těží pozitivně z dramatických …more
Abstract:
This thesis investigates the effects of using drama activities in the EFL classroom and its effects on Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) and peer relationships, and to ex-plore students’ perceptions of said activities. Forty-one students from a 8-year Czech high school participated in the research during the second semester of the 2022/2023 school year. A mixed methods research was used, and yielded positive …more
 

Keywords

Drama Foreign Language Anxiety Peer Relationships EFL Student’s Perceptions Improvisation
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 16. 5. 2023
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/n0xuj/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 12. 6. 2023
  • Supervisor: B.A. Nicola Catherine Fořtová, M.A.
  • Reader: PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.

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Upper Secondary School Teacher Education in English Language and Literature / Upper Secondary School Teacher Education in English Language and Literature

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