For some time, I have been thinking about the concept of drama literacy and what it might mean to be drama literate. I have to admit to some discomfort about the term. Perhaps, that is because ‘literacy’ in the traditional English teaching sense is often reduced to the discrete teaching of the component parts of the field in isolation, e.g., phonics or grammar. In drama, this might equate to teaching the elements of drama in isolation, or the ‘paint-by-numbers’ approach often applied to the use of dramatic conventions within process drama. So, the term ‘drama literacy’ causes some ambiva-lence and discomfort. However, it is frequently the case that what makes us feel uncomfortable or uncertain is the same thing that is most worth exploring. Hence, drawing on the expert knowledge in and of our field, this article begins a conversation about what drama literacy might mean.

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定义戏剧素养–开始对话

一段时间以来，我一直在思考戏剧素养的概念以及戏剧素养的含义。我不得不承认这个词有些不适。也许是因为传统英语教学意义上的“读写能力”通常被简化为领域组成部分的离散教学，例如语音或语法。在戏剧中，这可能等同于孤立地教授戏剧的元素，或者通常采用“按数字绘画”方法来处理过程戏剧中的戏剧惯例。因此，“戏剧扫盲”一词会引起一些歧义和不适。但是，经常使我们感到不舒服或不确定的是最值得探索的东西。因此，利用我们领域内的专业知识，