Curtains, Lights: Using Skits to Teach English to Spanish-Speaking Adolescents and Adults

Examines student perceptions and actions when short skits were incorporated into the English as a second language curriculum in a school for adults and adolescents in Central America. Describes how the skits focused on initial and final consonant sounds. Finds that students overcame their fear of sp...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent & adult literacy 2000-09, Vol.44 (1), p.6-14
Main Authors: Nolan, Robert E., Patterson, Robert B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adult Basic Education
Adult Education
Adult Students
Adults
American English
Central America
Drama
Emotional states
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
Language
Language teachers
Language teaching methods
Latin Americans
Pronunciation
Pronunciation Instruction
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Skits
Spanish language
Spanish Speaking
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Teenagers
Theater
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Summary:Examines student perceptions and actions when short skits were incorporated into the English as a second language curriculum in a school for adults and adolescents in Central America. Describes how the skits focused on initial and final consonant sounds. Finds that students overcame their fear of speaking and improved their teamwork skills and self-confidence in speaking English with expression. (SR)
ISSN:1081-3004
1936-2706