Enhancing EFL learning in college through performance festivals – a holistic approach

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dc.contributor.authorShiozawa, Yasuko
dc.contributor.authorMoody, Miho
dc.contributor.editorSchewe, Manfreden
dc.contributor.editorEven, Susanneen
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-02T16:25:15Z
dc.date.available2022-03-02T16:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractA group of university teachers have worked to organize and host an annual performance festival for 20 years. About a hundred students from several universities gather and perform a variety of oral activities every year. Students engage with everything from everyday events to long-standing global issues through drama, and thus this festival is a unique educational experience. Touching on the current status of EFL (English as Foreign Language) within Japanese Universities, this paper aims to discuss the significance of the festival through briefly describing some sample performances and their process of preparation. While the festival is not in any way competitive, both students and teachers attending are expected to provide some form of feedback to every performance viewed. Expressing themselves at the festival is especially meaningful in the context of EFL, where no immediate need to use the language in their daily life exists for the typical Japanese student. Additionally, participants are likely to gain a sense of achievement and confidence through the process and encouraging response at the festival. Finally, students learn to collaborate efficiently and build leadership skills. Challenges in terms of preparation and management of the festival are also discussed in this paper.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationShiozawa, Y. and Moody, M. (2016) 'Enhancing EFL learning in college through performance festivals – a holistic approach', Scenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Research, X(2), pp. 49-64. https://doi.org/10.33178/scenario.10.2.5en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/scenario.10.2.5
dc.identifier.endpage64
dc.identifier.issn1649-8526
dc.identifier.issued2
dc.identifier.journalabbrevScenarioen
dc.identifier.journaltitleScenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage49
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12705
dc.identifier.volumeX
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of German, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/scenario/article/view/scenario-10-2-5
dc.rights© 2016, The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleEnhancing EFL learning in college through performance festivals – a holistic approachen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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