Theatre in Education (TIE) for Teaching Thai Language and Culture: The Case Study of the Contemporary Performing Arts Pooyai lee kab Nang Ma



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Mutjarin Ittiphong, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Pawaris Mina, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Nattaporn Sathitwarathorn, Silpakorn University, Thailand

Abstract

Theatre in education (TIE) is the use of theatre for educational objectives, which is a process that uses interactive theatre practices to help aid educational purposes. Theatre in education (TIE) is an interdisciplinary form of learning that encompasses dramatic interpretation, writing, multimedia production, and technical skill through the artistic processes of creating, performing, responding, and connecting. A comprehensive theatre education includes instruction in acting, designing, writing, producing, directing, and dramaturgy. Obviously, it is a form of applied theatre that is widely utilized in second language education. “Pooyai lee kab nang ma” has been inspired by the Thai novel named “Pooyai lee kab Nang Ma”, was written by pseudonym; Kanchana Naknan. The contemporary performing art presented the perspective, lifestyle, and culture of Thai society in Thai, which was performed by Korean students from the Department of Thai, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul. The creative research aims to explore the possibilities offered by the relation between theatrical art and educational practice for teaching Thai language and culture by learning through elements of theatre. The creation process includes (1) conceptual framework, (2) target population, (3) dramatic communication, (4) theatre elements, (5) production design, (6) creation, and (7) evaluation. The achievement of this creative research led to the synthesis of Theatre in Education (TIE) for teaching Thai language and culture for foreign students as a second language, analyzed through the in-depth interview process and statistical data collection.


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Conference: PCAH2025
Stream: Media

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Ittiphong M., Mina P., & Sathitwarathorn N. (2025) Theatre in Education (TIE) for Teaching Thai Language and Culture: The Case Study of the Contemporary Performing Arts Pooyai lee kab Nang Ma ISSN: 2758-0970 The Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 21-26) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2025.3
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2025.3


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