Creative dramatics: an extra motivational strategy in the Algerian EFL literature classroom

Abstract EN

Within modern education, students are no longer seen as passive recipients of knowledge often supplied by teachers.

instead, they are encouraged to actively participate in a variety of activities conducive to promoting their communicative and thinking competencies.

as a result of this new educational paradigm, the role of teacher has shifted to acting as a facilitator carrying the task of assisting the students in monitoring their intellectual development.

this task imposes on the teacher to attach special attention to students’ needs, motivations, preferences and expectations.

within this course of thought, educational psychologists strongly agree that drama is largely concerned with the individualities of individuals and with the uniqueness of the human essence.

its immeasurable and multidimensional benefit in educating students is an irrefutable reality, particularly in a non-native context.

the present paper, therefore, argues for the necessity of reinforcing the use of creative dramatics in the Algerian EFL literature classroom given the multidimensional merits of such activities.

it seeks to sensitize teachers to the significance of exploiting the different literary genres to involve the students in creative dramatics.