The Use of Drama in Educational Process through the Legends in Cyprus

Abstract

Legends are tools which should be used in order to develop knowledge in the process of the development of education and training,the creation of new ideas,cause and effect relationships in the establishment of widespread use of the enrichment of imagination. In order to attract attention to the living bird species in Cyprus,the dramas event Zümrüd-ü Anka Legend is used as a tool to prepare the application as an example for the activity to create awareness,the main aim of this study. In this study, the activity examples involved have been applied to 17 teachers,who have had drama education.The process and activity evaluation have been developed and written according to the outcome.Besides the thematical study,birds in Cyprus have also been used and created from newspapers. Different drama techniques used in activities have attracted our attention to birds that are tending to become extinct.The importance of these example activities is that it is applied to everybody. It is understood that through drama method,The result of the activity process is that participants fill in the expressions of activity evaluation forms and gain knowledge of the Legend of Zümrüd-ü Anka and the birds in Cyprus.