2313-8971Research result. Pedagogy and Psychology of Education2313-897110.18413/2313-8971-2015-1-3-39-46602PEDAGOGICSTHE METHODOLOGICAL FEATURES OF APPLYING A LINGUISTIC AND THEATRICAL APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHINGTHE METHODOLOGICAL FEATURES OF APPLYING A LINGUISTIC AND THEATRICAL APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHINGTsotovaDiana YurievnaTsotovaDiana Yurievnadianatsotova@abv.bg20151300

The article examines the potential of theatre in the field of language teaching and the issue of defining a linguistic and theatrical approach as an autonomous and self-sufficient methodology of foreign language teaching. The author analyzes the experience of an EU project called "Glottodrama" which developed a theatre method of language teaching, and raises a question of the importance of a specific training for language teachers seeking to apply theatre techniques in their teaching practice.

The article examines the potential of theatre in the field of language teaching and the issue of defining a linguistic and theatrical approach as an autonomous and self-sufficient methodology of foreign language teaching. The author analyzes the experience of an EU project called "Glottodrama" which developed a theatre method of language teaching, and raises a question of the importance of a specific training for language teachers seeking to apply theatre techniques in their teaching practice.

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