The Use of Drama in English Teaching of Chinese Arts Colleges

Abstract

The study of English communication is not only a must to arts majors for international arts communication, but also a big challenge for them to master. The aim of the study is to explore the use of drama activities in English communication class in a Chinese arts college and to determine whether drama activities are beneficial to arts majors' language proficiency and other cognitive skills. For this study, we employed a qualitative method by analyzing students' reflective writings and observing participants' activities. The findings show that drama in education is an effective way to teach college English in a Chinese arts college, so that a more elaborated curriculum design is urgently needed for better teaching and learning.

IP Development Strategies for Chinese Theaters in the Context of the Creative Industries

“…Development strategy has emerged as a powerful tool in organizations to link and develop more channels for their brands and products [23][24][25]. According to previous studies, the development strategies of theater IP in the context of the Chinese creative industry have mainly emphasized the use of four aspects: the management of the theater for talent; the control of the quality of the IP works; the establishment of the brand; and marketing [26][27][28][29][30]. Taken together, a theater internal ecosystem composed of theater organizational structure is the key to maintaining the continuity and stability of theater development [17,18].…”