The use of creative drama as an instructional strategy to enhance vocabulary of 7th and 8th grade students in primary schools

The aim of this study which consists of four chapters is to investigate the effects of creative drama activities on teaching vocabulary to 7th and 8th grade students in primary schools. The study was conducted in the 2010-2011 academic year, lasting 6 months. KaramÕk and Koçbeyli Primary Schools in Afyonkarahisar were taken as the case schools in order to collect and evaluate the data. The first chapter of the study is the introduction. It gives a general background of the research study, explains its aim and the scope, and gives brief explanation of the assumption, limitations and methodology of it. The second chapter defines what drama and drama terms are, explains the place of drama in education and language teaching, introduces drama techniques, describes the general advantages of the use of drama in education and particular benefits in terms of language teaching, presents drama in vocabulary teaching, and lastly, describes younge learners and their characteristics and the relationship between young learners and drama. The third chapter presents the methodology and the techniques of data analysis. Twelve tables and ten figures were examined and interpreted, and findings and comments were given. The fourth chapter is the conclusion. It provides a brief summary of the study. It also presents implications and some suggestions. In addition, the study has appendices; the complete versions of the twelve lesson plans, the complete versions of the exams and the questionnaire.