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Raising the Curtain: The Impact of Drama in Developing the Speaking Skills of ESL learners in Mongolia

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  • Rommel Maglaya

    (Director of Raffles Centre for English Language Excellence, Raffles International Institute, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

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The study utilized drama-infused lessons in English language classes as a tool to develop the speaking skills of adult ESL learners in Mongolia. The descriptive-developmental method was utilized in this study, which went through the process of development, infusion, and try-out of drama-infused language lessons to develop the speaking skills in English of adult ESL learners. The development of the participants’ speaking skills as they went through the lessons as described. It was discovered that drama-infused ESL lessons effectively develop the speaking skills of learners. It made them more confident when it comes to speaking in front of the class and expressing themselves in English. Hence, the drama-infused ESL lessons helped develop self-confidence and fostered active participation inside the ESL classroom. Drama-infused activities also provided an ideal opportunity for timorous learners to overcome their inhibitions; it sturdily guided inactive learners to some awareness of others' feelings and led to the more creative use of the English language in speaking.

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  • Rommel Maglaya, 2020. "Raising the Curtain: The Impact of Drama in Developing the Speaking Skills of ESL learners in Mongolia," Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 2(3), pages 16-27, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:jeltal:v:2:y:2020:i:3:id:140
    DOI: 10.32996/jeltal.2020.2.3.2
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