Fostering Speaking Strategies of ESP Students via Drama: Case Study

Journal Title: İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine speaking strategies of third year students in the department of Physiotherapy and Nutrition who are studying ESP (English for Specific Purpose) and help increase their speaking ability in ESP classes by using drama. It was conducted to look into the effects of drama process on the speaking abilities and strategies of ESP students in Health Science School at Hasan Kalyoncu University. It was designed as a both qualitative and quantitative method. The data was collected through percentages as a direct proportion and the content analysis by means of rubrics and reflection sheets. With the help of those instruments, the effectiveness of drama so as to promote speaking strategies of students in ESP was tested. The other aim of the study is to find out if students' speaking skill could be improved through drama to examine possible ways to promote speaking strategies of ESP students via drama and the last aim is to find out students' attitudes towards drama. In the light of the data analysis, the result and the analysis of the reflection sheets, drama performance rubrics revealed that participants succeeded in promoting their speaking strategies.

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Kübra Saygılı

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  • EP ID EP306000
  • DOI 10.17336/igusbd.83065
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Kübra Saygılı (2015). Fostering Speaking Strategies of ESP Students via Drama: Case Study. İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2(2), 81-109. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-306000