Abstract
The aim of the current study was to examine the effects of creative drama method on the 7th graders’ achievement and motivation towards English language course. The study was in quasi-experimental pattern model with pretest and posttest control group. It was conducted with seventy 7th grade students, 36 of whom were assigned as the experimental group and 34 of whom were assigned as the control group. Three units - “Tourist Attractions”, “Our Natural Heritage” and “Computers” - were taught during a six-week period in the experimental group by using a book developed by the researcher, while the same units were taught by using the usual course book in the control group. “English Course Achievement Test” and “Motivation Scale” were conducted in both groups preceding and following the intervention. “Student Interview Form about the Implementation of Creative Drama Method” was conducted with the experimental group to get the students’ opinions on the method following the intervention. It was found that the students’ achievement test scores improved in both groups, and this improvement was higher in the experimental group. However, the difference was not significant. On the other hand, there was a statistically significant difference between average motivation scores of the two groups in favor of the experimental group, and this was supported by student interview forms
Highlights
IntroductionKnowing a foreign language is regarded as an obligation in several areas of life
Foreign language teaching has recently been a topic of great importance in Turkey
The results showed that there were no differences between achievement scores of the experimental and control groups before the implementation (p 0.05)
Summary
Knowing a foreign language is regarded as an obligation in several areas of life This stems from the fact that countries need people knowing foreign languages to advance their international relations politically, socially, culturally, and economically (MEB, 2006). Because of this need, importance of learning a foreign language has increased in Turkey. There are a great number of languages that can be learned as a foreign language; the most common language required to be learned is English This stems from the fact that English is regarded as a lingua franca of all languages, and this fact has promoted the necessity of learning and teaching English language all over the world (Solak & Bayar, 2015: 106). That is why English is currently the most taught foreign language in Turkey as well
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