Lin Jianli can't care so much. She is absorbed in drama education. After eight years of drama activities in Xiamen Haicang Affiliated School of Beijing Normal University, she felt it was time to give students a special drama class. Now, after two years of "abandoning writing and acting", what has she lost and gained?
Clothes are hung on hangers on both sides of the classroom, with different styles, including ancient and modern, traditional and modern. Students dress up here and play Hou Yi, Liang Shanbo, Meng Jiangnu and the ugly duckling or Snow White.
This is Lin Jianli's drama class. As a special course in the middle school attached to Beijing Normal University, some junior students study through the drama club interest class, with three classes a week, while all the students in grades four to six have a drama class every two weeks. As the only drama teacher, Lin Jianli divided 45 students in each class into 5 groups, 9 students in each group, and assigned different scripts, such as director, costume, props, posters, background, music, makeup ... 9 students worked together and participated in a small performance under the guidance of the teacher.
Stealing lessons from Taiwanese drama teachers
In order to teach drama well, Lin Jianli writes her own plays and compiles her own teaching materials. She must devote considerable energy to every part of the drama, from voice, expression and action. "Drama teaching in primary and secondary schools in Chinese mainland is still in the exploratory stage. There are no ready-made courseware and no experience to learn from." She once participated in the textbooks of Beiying and Shangying, but found that they were not suitable for primary and secondary schools, so she had to explore for herself. Fortunately, her Xiamen is close to Taiwan Province Province, drama education has been included in the compulsory education curriculum of primary and secondary schools, and drama teachers often come to Xiamen for lectures and training. "Where did they go for training, I tried to follow the class and get close to the best seven or eight teachers in Taiwan Province Province, and learned a lot of teaching skills."
Lin Jianli said that she has compiled nine textbooks, including traditional poems, folk stories, idioms, picture books, fairy tales, and textbook dramas. None of them have been published, but they are printed out for students. "The children love performing and are very happy during the performance. Many pupils are chasing me. If they don't have a chance to play, they will cry for a long time. "
After graduating from the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University in 2000, Lin Jianli came to a middle school in Xiamen and became a Chinese teacher, but she had an indissoluble bond with drama. "This school has a textbook drama competition every year. I took my students to participate in the competition in the first semester when I was a teacher, and I was particularly interested in this piece. "
In 2005, she came to Xiamen Haicang Affiliated School of Beijing Normal University, which gave Lin Jianli plenty of drama teaching space. "Since 2006, I have been teaching Chinese in middle schools, working in drama interest groups, and arranging programs with drama interest groups in my spare time." Lin Jianli found that people in interest groups not only didn't delay their study because of filming, but also improved their Chinese literacy quickly.
In 2009, she applied to the school library to teach students full-time reading. "If you just study, students are not interested." Thinking about it, Lin Jianli decided to introduce the textbook drama into the classroom. Students' interest in drama far exceeds that of books, and drama content occupies more and more classroom time. In 20 10, with the strong support of the Chinese language group, Lin Jianli took the lead in launching a textbook drama competition in junior high school. Each class adapted the script under the guidance of the Chinese teacher, and Lin Jianli directed the costume props performance. As a result, the drama festival in April every year has become a major characteristic activity of the school.
Drama is also a way of Chinese teaching.
"Teaching two courses at the same time is a bit busy, so I compiled my own teaching materials and applied to the school for full-time vocational drama." To her relief, the school immediately expressed its support. In 20 13, Lin Jianli stopped being a Chinese teacher and took on the teaching task of drama class. Everyone in the family thinks she has nothing to do, but Lin Jianli thinks there are many ways to teach Chinese, and drama is one of them. "I'm still teaching Chinese, just in a different way."
"Drama education in primary and secondary schools in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea started very early, and Taiwan Province Province did a good job." Lin Jianli said that drama education in primary and secondary schools in Chinese mainland started late, and someone needs to inject this course into the current education. She said that there is more and more consensus in the education sector about drama entering the classroom, and parents are gradually realizing the importance of drama education in cultivating children's character, ability and quality.
"Time management, self-confidence, self-discipline and taking advice from others, no course can cultivate these more than drama." Lin Jianli gave an example. There was a child who didn't like reading very much at first, but in order to play a rooster in Ugly Duckling, he watched every edition of Ugly Duckling and forgot to eat and sleep. Even parents wondered why the child suddenly fell in love with reading.
The integration of traditional literature and art into the classroom has become a feature.
Lin Jianli repeatedly emphasized "interest", and so did her own growth experience. My mother loves the art of traditional Chinese opera and cultivated her strong interest in local operas such as Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera and Suzhou Pingtan. My sisters love reading and cultivated her strong interest in literature.
"Different from drama education in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, my classroom has integrated more traditional culture and arts, such as Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Kunqu Opera, Henan Opera, Pingju Opera, Hunan Flower Drum, Suzhou Pingtan, Quanzhou Nanyin and other local operas." Lin Jianli not only used the costumes and props of these operas, but also taught the students classic aria. Tongue twisters, crosstalk and other folk arts have also become training methods for performing basic skills.
"The content of students' performances includes nursery rhymes, fairy tales, picture books, idiom stories, myths, folk stories, Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools, etc. Twelve words of socialist core values are also interpreted with twelve vivid stories. "Lin Jianli's drama classes include China traditional opera culture and art and ancient and modern Chinese and foreign literature and art ..
Give up job title evaluation and gain more sense of accomplishment.
Parents are also very reassured about Lin Jianli's teaching and are willing to give her the child. "Although she is not in the same class, her singing performance is no different from that of a professional." Some parents said that children who perform at school will receive invitations from their own children. The script compiled by teacher Lin Jianli is different from that on the Internet. How children get on and off the stage is more performative and beautiful.
The loss of Chinese teacher's identity has affected Lin Jianli's professional title evaluation. From time to time, visiting leaders and colleagues asked her what to do with her title. She could only answer with a smile. If she persists, everything will come naturally. "When I was a full-time children's drama teacher in a compulsory education school, I gave up the evaluation title, but I got more sense of accomplishment and happiness." Lin Jianli said.
Approaching the "Master" drama education, every student is the protagonist.
Reporter: Has anyone ever said that you are stupid to "abandon writing and acting"?
Lin Jianli: Some people don't understand, and many people care about my job title evaluation. However, it is a deformity that teachers are under great pressure and are restless in evaluating their professional titles. Isn't the teacher's goal to explore the most suitable education method and feel the greatest pleasure in life in the growth of students and their own growth?
Reporter: What should we pay special attention to in drama teaching in primary schools?
Lin Jianli: First, drama education is for all students. Whether you have acting talent or not, you are the protagonist, and it doesn't matter if you sing out of tune. Second, performance is just a skill, a carrier, and more importantly, an affectation of culture and literature.
Reporter: Drama is only an elective course in universities. Now you have to set up a special drama class in primary and secondary schools alone. Will it be stressful?
Lin Jianli: Drama education is actually the sooner the better, which is conducive to the improvement of children's comprehensive quality. As for this course, I'm not fighting alone. With the support of the school leaders and the help and participation of the class teacher, the Chinese teachers in each class of middle school also dominate the rehearsal of this class's textbook drama. If we work together, the difficulty will not be difficult to solve.
Reporter: Are there any other primary and secondary schools to "learn from the classics"?
Lin Jianli: Schools have come to communicate one after another. What I can do is to introduce my teaching and give them the compiled textbooks and scripts, hoping to promote this course.