{"pk":36103,"title":"Using Theater Concepts in the TESOL Classroom","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This article discusses practical ways to incorporate theater concepts into the ESL classroom. The notion of a theater ensemble lends itself well to group work in language learning. I have used my experience auditioning, participating in theater games, and improv techniques to encourage second language learning through public speaking, group collaboration, and giving students the power to speak.","language":"eng","license":null,"keywords":[],"section":"Graduate Student Perspectives","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9f9788vn","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Gina","middle_name":"Tiffany","last_name":"Badie","name_suffix":"","institution":"California State University, Fullerton","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2014-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/catesoljournal/article/36103/galley/26955/download/"}]}