The Effects of Creative Drama on the Learning of Job Interviewing Skills for Vocational College Students in Sabah

Abstract

Answering interview questions in English is often perceived as a big challenge by potential employees in Malaysia. The researchers have found creative drama effective to students as it suits students’ multiple intelligences (1.1 & 1.2). By integrating creative drama in the teaching of job interviewing skills, the educators hoped that this intervention could help improve vocational college students’ job interviewing skills. Thus, this study was embarked to investigate the vocational college students’ perception on the effects of creative drama on their learning of job interviewing skills. The research instruments were focus group interview, field notes and reflective notes. The participants were three student performers and three student audiences of the creative drama from Refrigerator and Air-Conditioning course. The data were analysed by applying thematic analysis. The main findings are: participants found that creative drama as one of the most effective activity to learn job interviewing skills. Creative drama enhances the participants’ confidence level and communication skills before attending the real job interview. It is hoped that this study offers insights to educators in integrating creative drama in their English for Workplace Purposes lessons.