Developing Oral Language through a Drama-based Intervention

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Dr Faidra Faitaki discusses her research on using a drama-based intervention to help develop oral language proficiency among primary school learners.

Oral language refers to the linguistic skills needed to understand and produce spoken discourse. Children’s oral language and communication skills at the earliest stages of education are good predictors of their later success at school. In this episode, Dr Faidra Faitaki discusses a pilot study she conducted explore the possibilities offered by drama-based activities in helping to support development oral language proficiency among primary school children. In addition to describing the study and discussing what she found, Faidra offers help to teachers who might not be natural performers, but who nonetheless want to explore the use of drama with young learners. This includes a free booklet of activities to try out in classrooms, developed out of this research.

The Deanery Digest (a plain language summary) of this research can be viewed and downloaded here: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/deanery-digest/developing-oral-language-through-a-drama-based-intervention/

Faidra’s Socials: Twitter @FaidraFait, BlueSky @faidra.bsky.social

Teacher resource pack of drama activities: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FFSL_Drama_Activities-Booklet.pdf

Learn more about the Oxford Education Deanery: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/about-us/oxford-education-deanery/

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Department: Department of Education

Date Added: 23/09/2024

Duration: 00:18:35

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Doctor Anthony Fauci, former Chief Scientific Advisor to the President of the United States

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The Oxford Colloquy: Trusting the Science

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Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford and one of the country’s foremost immunologists, chats with Doctor Anthony Fauci, Chief Scientific Advisor to seven US presidents.

They discuss Doctor Fauci's dedication to a life of service, working in the White House with the press office conspiring against him, and using science to lead the decision-making throughout his career.

Follow us on X @OxfordVacGroup (https://x.com/OxfordVacGroup), and for more information visit the Oxford Vaccine Group website (https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk).

This episode of The Oxford Colloquy was produced and presented by Professor Sir Andrew Pollard and the Department of Paediatrics (https://www.paediatrics.ox.ac.uk), with audio and video production by Greg Jenkins and Karen Carey. The series was edited by Dr. Emma Werner.

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The Oxford Colloquy: Trusting the Science

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Department: Oxford Vaccine Group

Date Added: 17/09/2024

Duration: 00:35:21

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The Oxford Colloquy: Trusting the Science

To mark the 30th anniversary since the foundation of the Oxford Vaccine Group, The Oxford Colloquy returns with a new video series, 'Trusting the Science', which delves into the crucial role that science plays in our understanding of health and immunity. Throughout this series Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, who has led the group for over 20 years, interviews leading global experts on their scientific journey, the discoveries they have made, and their thoughts on how we can build and maintain the public’s trust in scientific knowledge at a time of misinformation and cynicism.

'The Oxford Colloquy: Trusting the Science' on Oxford Podcasts (with links for Apple Podcasts and Spotify):
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/oxford-colloquy-trusting-science

The first audio-only series of The Oxford Colloquy, 'The Pandemic People' focused on the pivotal figures from Oxford University, the UK government and beyond that helped shape the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

'The Oxford Colloquy: The Pandemic People' on Oxford Podcasts (with links for Apple Podcasts and Spotify):
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/oxford-colloquy

Sakshi Ghai

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Andy Przybylski

Andrew K. Przybylski is the Professor of Human Behaviour and Technology at the University of Oxford. Professor Przybylski investigates how online social media and video games platforms shape human motivation and influence the health and well-being of their users. Professor Przybylski has published more than 100 peer reviewed academic and conference papers which have been cited more than 20,000 times in the past decade. He is a frequent commentator on the effects of internet-based technology on our lives and works closely with national and global policymakers to empower users and independent scientists to address the most pressing questions of health and human development in the digital age.

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Ihsaan Bassier

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Rocco Zizzamia

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Locked Down and Locked Out: Repurposing Social Assistance in South Africa

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Researchers examine how an established social assistance system - not originally designed to support informal workers - can be re-purposed to provide emergency relief to support workers and their household in South Africa.

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a particular challenge to countries with high levels of labour market informality. Informal workers and their households were especially vulnerable to the negative economic consequences of the pandemic and associated lockdown measures, while the very fact of their informality made it difficult for governments to quickly provide targeted economic relief. Using South Africa as a case study, this project examines how an established social assistance system - not originally designed to support informal workers - can be re-purposed to provide emergency relief to these workers and their households.

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