Darstellendes Spiel
Paul Davenport
Ab 2010 ist das Fach Darstellendes Spiel durch die EPA der Kultusministerkonfernz der Länder mögliches Prüfungsfach im mündlichen Abitur.
I consider this to be important news. Many of you wlll, I’m sure, echo my sentiments, when I say that Drama is finally gaining the status in the curriculum it deserves. Why is Drama so important? The quick answer is: life is drama, drama is life, drama is a window on life. As far as English teaching is concerned, an excellent opportunity to use drama is in role play, acting out (scenes from) literature. I’ve always been a firm believer in the pedagogical and personal benefits of drama and have taken every opportunity to include dramatic elements in my teaching. That’s why the dramatization of scenes is an important part of the Activities I design for my readers, for example, in the Activities section of Cyber Nightmare and S.O.S. Rocky Hill.
Good examples of this are the Before-Reading Activities on my Download page.
