Winter course experience: Towards a wider understanding of a dramaturgy approach

Abstract

for Experiential Education (AEE) or from the meaning used in wider international contexts. Nevertheless, the term is a literal translation of the Czech term zážitková pedagogika, the concept of which implies that outdoors is not the only viable environment and that adventure education is not the only means of personal development. Czech experiential education is unique with its use of dramaturgy (described later) and its purposeful use of games (R. Hanuš & Chytilová, 2009). Every course typically has its unique dramaturgy, so there are never two courses conducted with an identical course design. The historical perspective of the Czech method of experiential education has been described at various occasions (

The Effectiveness of Dramaturgy in Teaching English as a Second Language in Senior High School Students

“…The teacher in role brings the "students into active participation in the event". Gintel's understanding of dramaturgy as cited from [5] Martin in [5] emphasizes the concept of the dramaturgy wave, used to balance the physical, creative, social, and reflective aspects of the course. In this study, the experiment class with dramaturgical teaching has been shown to achieve superior results in English test score in comparison with the control class.…”