Zoomprov. Improvisation Exercises for Language Learning in Online Classes with Zoom or Similar Tech For Beginning and Intermediate Learners and Beyond

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Mona Eikel-Pohen, Syracuse University

Document Type

Manual

Date

Winter 12-31-2020

Keywords

language acquisition, online learning, improvisation theater

Language

English

Acknowledgements

Thanks to D.E., T.E., T.S., and J.G.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Communication | East Asian Languages and Societies | English Language and Literature | European Languages and Societies | French and Francophone Language and Literature | German Language and Literature | Italian Language and Literature | Latin American Languages and Societies | Linguistics | Sign Languages | Slavic Languages and Societies | Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature

Description/Abstract

The improv language exercises in this compilation are chosen from the experience I gathered 20 years ago, but also from the amazing work of Lauren Esposito and Scranton Improv & Comedy that have been more real than anything else to me this past summer, and from Jim Ansaldo, who taught me how to structure improv exercises online. They are organized by level, referring to the Common European Framework of References for Languages. That means, A1 exercises can be conducted at the beginners level but also at all other higher levels, but B2 exercises should not be imposed upon beginners or early intermediate learners because they are too complex or demand language skills that they have not yet been fully 6 developed.

Recommended Citation

Eikel-Pohen, Mona, "Zoomprov. Improvisation Exercises for Language Learning in Online Classes with Zoom or Similar Tech For Beginning and Intermediate Learners and Beyond" (2020). Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship. 42.
https://surface.syr.edu/lll/42

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