LITERATURE IN ELT

MATERIAL DESIGN AND

LESSON PLANNING:
PLAYS/DRAMA
Submitted by:
SUHENDA
SUSILAWATI
NAHDIYATUL FAIKOH
Class I B
 Based on the background of the problem, our
discussion deal with these questions:
1. What is the definition of drama/plays?
2. What are the elements of drama?
3. What is function and types of drama?
4. What is the correlation psychology literature of
drama?
5. How to anticipate student problem?
6. How to design material of plays in the classroom?
 The Definition of Drama/Plays
The word of drama emanating from Greek
language Drau which means is Action or
does something. Aristoteles (in Endraswara,
2011:12) said that drama is a representation of
an action, similar with Aristoteles, Moulton (in
Tarigan, 2000:70) said that drama presented in
action.
 In addition Lynch (2012) explains that elements of drama are:
1. Plot is what happens in a play; the order of events, the story as opposed to the
theme; what happens rather than what it means.
2. Theme is what the play means as opposed to what happens (plot); the main idea
within the play.
3. Character is the personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played
by an actor in a play.
4. Dialogue is the word choices made by the playwright and the enunciation of the
actors delivering the lines.
5. Music is Aristotle meant the sound, rhythm and melody of the speeches.
6. Spectacles are the visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery,
costumes, and special effects in a production.
 Function and Types of Drama
Drama is one of the best literary forms through which dramatists
can directly speak to their readers or audience as well as they can
receive instant feedback of audience. Since drama uses spoken
words and dialogues, thus language of characters plays a vital role,
as it may give clues to their feelings, personalities, backgrounds, and
change in feelings, etc. In drama the characters live out a story
without any comments of the author, providing the audience a direct
presentation of characters life experiences.
 While the types of drama, let us consider a
few popular types of drama as follow:
1. Comedy
2. Tragedy
3. Farce
4. Melodrama
5. Musical drama
 Psychology Literature of Drama/Plays
Walgito (in Setyaning, 2011;25) psychology is a kind of knowledge that human as
the object of the study because of the psyche itself is talking about soul. It is mean
that, psychology is knowledge about soul. According to Ratna (2004:346),
psychology literature is mean not to prove validity of psychology theory itself,
like with adjusting a text did and playwright did. Psychology literature is text
analysis with consider a relevance and the role of psychology study. With
concentrating attention to the characters, thus, could analyze spiritual conflict that
probably contradiction with psychology theory.
 Anticipating Students Problems

1.The background to the text

2.The language of the text

3.Motivating and involving students

 Design Material of Drama/Plays in the
Classroom
1. Procedure of the Role Play
2. Discussion (small group and whole class)
3. Alternatives to traditional procedure
4. Tips for using role-play
5. Merits of Role-play Strategy
6. Demerits of Role-play Strategy
 CONCLUSION

1. Drama is a mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance.

It is one of the literary genres, which is an imitation of some action. Drama is

also a type of a play written for theaters, televisions, radios and films.

2. In simple words, a drama is a composition in verse or prose presenting a story

in pantomime or dialogue, containing conflict of characters, particularly the

ones who perform in front of audience on the stage. The person who writes

drama for stage directions is known as a dramatist or playwright.