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Use of Comic Playwriting and Acting to Encourage Students to Learn Knowledge by Designing Scenarios

CHIANG, PING YU
National Central University of Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering Student
Email:faintstaro@gmail.com

HSU ,TZU CHUN
National Central University of Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering Student

CHANG, YUN HSUAN
National Central University of Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering Student

CHEN, GWO DONG
National Central University of Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering Professor
Email:chen@csie.ncu.edu.tw

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Abstract

Students may enhance their ability of knowledge application when thinking of applying knowledge in the multiple scenarios. But it is difficult to build a situated learning environment for every subject. For this reason, scripting and acting in multiple scenes may be a feasible way to learn knowledge as in authentic situations This paper proposes a comic panel drama system with multi-scenario stages which students can script and act. In this system, students can create story of knowledge application with the use of scenarios and props. On the other hand, it can encourage students to think how to combine more environmental elements and enhance the ability of knowledge application in the process of scripting through providing specific scenarios. Moreover, students can act in the film created by themselves to feel immersive and increase the impression of scenarios of learning.
After applying this research method in English class for the higher grades of elementary school for a year, the results of research interviews and questionnaires show that it has more pleasure in the learning activities of scripting and more variation of sentences in story by the help of various scenarios and props. As the result of the factors mentioned above, this method can prompt students’ learning motivation, encourage them to search for elements relating to the class, inspire their creativity and enhance the ability of knowledge application.

Keywords :Situated Learning, Drama Learning, Comic, Knowledge Application, Real Contextual