Author(s): Andrea PUSKÁS, Erika BERTÓK

Title: IMPROVING EFL SPEAKING SKILLS WITH DRAMA TECHNIQUES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Source: P. Baka, D. Borbélyová, A. Csehiová, K. Józsa, K. Kéri, B. Kiss, O. Magirovskaya, Y. Orsovics, B. Pukánszky, Sz. Simon, P. Šenkár, A. Tóth-Bakos, A. Tóthné Litovkina, A. Varga (eds.): 17th International Scientific Conference of J. Selye University. Sessions of the Faculty of Education. Conference Proceedings

ISBN: 978-80-8122-539-0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36007/5390.2026.533

Publisher: J. Selye University, Komárno, Slovakia

PY, pages: 2025, 534-550

Published on-line: 2026

Language: en

Abstract: Improving speaking skills and focusing on fluency and accuracy while speaking in the English as a foreign language classroom have been an important priority of recent research. Drama techniques have been an active part and tool in this aim since the 1980s, following the milestone publication of Alan Maley and Alan Duff on using drama techniques in teaching EFL appeared. The aim of this paper is to investigate the availability of contemporary research findings and theoretical knowledge on the usage of drama techniques in EFL for the purpose of improving EFL speaking skills. Based on a systematic review, articles and research papers available at two scientific platforms, namely ResearchGate.net and Academia.edu are compared and contrasted.

Keywords: drama techniques, speaking skills, research articles, systematic review, EFL

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