Bibliography Useful Sources for Learning and Teaching English through Drama

Learning English through Drama

Bibliography: Useful Sources
for Learning and Teaching English through
Drama
Books on EFL Drama Classroom
Bernardi, P. (1992). Improvisation Starters. (Cincinnati: Betterway Books)
Burke, A.F. & O’Sullivan, J. C. (2002). Stage by Stage: A Handbook for Using Drama in
the
Second Language Classroom. (Portsmouth: Heinemann)
Cassady, M. (1993). Acting Games: Improvisations and Exercises. (Colorado Springs:
Meriwether Publishing)
Dougill, J. (1987). Drama Activities for Language Learning. (London: Macmillan)
Heinig, R. (1988). Drama for the Classroom Teacher. 3rd ed. (Englewood Cliffs: PrenticeHall)
Levy, G. (2005). 112 Acting Games. (Colorado Springs: Meriwether)
Maley, A., & Duff, A. (2005). Drama Techniques: A Resource Book of Communication
Activities for Language Teachers. (Cambridge: CUP)
McCaslin, N. (1996). Creative Drama in the Classroom and Beyond. 6th ed. (White
Plains: Longman)
Spolin, V. (1986).Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook. (Evanston:
Northwestern University Press)
Wessels, C. (1987). Drama. (Oxford: Oxford University Press)

Websites
Using Drama in the Language Classroom
“Add Drama to an EFL Class”
/>“ChildDrama.com”
/>“Drama Techniques for Teaching English”
/>“Listening to Body Language”
/>
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“Overcoming the Fear of Using Drama in English Language Teaching”
/>“Vocabulary Teaching Using Student-Written Dialogues”
/>“Web English Teacher: Theater Resources”
/>
Lesson Plans
“Drama in Education: Materials”
/>“Film Festival: An ESL Lesson Plan to Get Students Talking about Movies”
/>“Lesson Plans”
/>
Warm-ups and Other Drama Games
“Improv Games”
/>“learnimprov.com”
/>“Warm-ups”
/>
Drama Vocabulary
“ESL Test – Expressing Emotions”
/>“Movie Review Query Engine”
/>“Online English Vocabulary Exercise – Emotions and Feelings 1”
/>“Online English Vocabulary Exercise – Emotions and Feelings 2”
/>
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“Online English Vocabulary Exercise – Emotions and Feelings 3”

/>“Vocabulary Exercises – Art and Entertainment”
/>
Pronunciation, Stress and Intonation
“American Rhetoric – Movie Speeches”
/>“howjsay.com – an English Pronouncing Dictionary with Instant Sound”
/>“Minimal Pair Practice & Quizzes”
/>“Pronunciation – Oxford University Press”
/>“Sentence Stress in English”
/>“Sounds of English – Tips for Teachers”
/>“The Speech Accent Archive”
/>
Reader’s Theatre
“Aaron Shepard’s RT Page – Scripts and Tips for Reader’s Theater”
/>“Gander Academy Readers Theatre”
/>“Teaching and Learning: The Power of Reader’s Theater”
/>“Web English Teacher – Reader’s Theater”
/>
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Scripts and Clips
“American Rhetoric – Movie Speeches”
/>“Drew’s Script-o-Rama”
/>“Horton’s Stage Page”
o/index.html
“storiestogrowby.com”
/>
Other Books on Acting/Directing

Ball, W. (1984). A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing.
(Hollywood: Drama Publishers)
Benedetti, R. (2006). The Actor in You. 3rd ed. (Boston: Pearson Education)
Bruder, M. (1986). A Practical Handbook for the Actor. (New York, Vintage Books)
Chubbuck, I. (2004). The Power of the Actor. (New York: Gotham Books)
Guskin, H. (2003). How to Stop Acting. (London: Faber and Faber)
Hagen, U. (1991). A Challenge for the Actor. (New York: Scribner)
Hauser, F. & Reich, R. (2003). Notes on Directing. (New York: RCR Creative Press)
Jory, J. (2000). Tips: Ideas for Actors. (Lyme, NH: Smith & Krause)
Ibid. (2002). Tips: Ideas for Directors. (Lyme, NH: Smith & Krause)
Ibid. (2004). Tips II: More Ideas for Actors. (Lyme, NH: Smith & Krause)
Meisner, S. & Longwell, D. (1987). Sanford Meisner on Acting. (New York: Vintage
Books)
Moss, L. (2005). The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor. (New York:
Bantam)
Nicola, J. P. (2002). Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor’s Guide to Live
Performance. (New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books)
Shapiro, M. (1998). The Director’s Companion. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth)
Ibid. (2006). An Actor Performs. 2nd ed. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth)
Shurtleff, M. (1978). Audition. (New York: Bantam)
Silverberg, L. (1994). The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actor’s Workbook. (Lyme, NH:
Smith & Krause)

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Ibid. (1997). The Sanford Meisner Approach: Workbook Two – Emotional Freedom.
(Lyme, NH: Smith & Krause)

Ibid. (1998). The Sanford Meisner Approach: Workbook Three – Tackling the Text. (Lyme,
NH: Smith & Krause)
Ibid. (2000). The Sanford Meisner Approach: Workbook IV – Playing the Part.
(Lyme, NH: Smith & Krause)
Spolin, V. (1985). Theater Games for Rehearsal: A Director’s Handbook. (Evanston, IL:
Northwestern University Press)
Ibid. (2001). Theater Games for the Lone Actor: A Handbook. (Evanston, IL:
Northwestern University Press)
Waxberg, C. (1998). The Actor’s Script: Script Analysis for Performers. (Portsmouth:
Heinemann Books)
Witcover, W. (2004). Living on Stage – Acting from the Inside Out. (New York: Back
Stage Books)

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