From the director's point of view, a "memorable monologue" is one in which the actor exhibits imagination and invention in role-playing. Memorable audition monologues require a measured degree of "risk taking" and uninhibited abandon--the first task is to select monologues that suit the type of script and the role being cast.…

The three processes of empathy, creativity, and family therapy intervention are connected. A review of the literature about empathy has shown the therapist's level of empathy to be positively associated with certain traits: cognitive flexibility, cognitive differentiation, perceptual sensitivity, and tolerance of ambiguity. A summary of the…

The paper considers the difference between articulatory and phonological disorders. The deviant production of a phoneme may be articulatory or phonological in nature. The nature of the phonemic deviation must be determined before appropriate therapeutic intervention may be devised. Recorded responses of 53 children (ages 4 years, six months to six…

The paper demonstrates the potential of sociodramatic and role-taking activities for promoting socially competent behavior in the retarded. Possible applicability of a variety of interventin techniques to different settings or countries is considered. The domains of role-taking and sociodramatic activities are seen to comprise an important and…

To help maintain class interest in the important themes addressed in "Walden" and "The Duties of Civil Disobedience," a high school English teacher has presented a dramatic monologue as Henry David Thoreau to his students. After much library research, the teacher used some of the props characteristic of the author, such as a…

A foreign language teaching approach that develops communicative competence is described. Strategic interaction promotes a sense of community among students while involving both the individual learner and the teacher. The main organizational device of strategic interaction is the scenario, in which the teacher proposes a theme that challenges…

Researcher Patricia Seed has noted the difficulty undergraduates have in understanding concepts of other cultures. Differences in vocabulary sometimes underscore differences in culture. Seed has suggested that cross- or multi-cultural education cannot proceed from a position of ignorance or arrogance. It is possible to move from cultural…

The use of an electoral college simulation model by college students is described. At least 16 students should participate to represent four geographical regions: the Northeast, the South, the Midwest, and the West. The electoral college simulation is most relevant in courses on American politics, the United States presidency, and elections.…

A model has been developed for using role play in the supervision and training of hypnotherapy. Specific techniques can be role played by trainee and supervisor which can enable the trainee to develop skill and confidence in the use of hypnotic techniques. Hypnotic induction, listening, observing and providing feedback, relaxation,…

Children's ability to understand the implied messages in indirect speech was investigated using a role play elicitation task. Subjects were asked to complete story endings using puppets for several scenerios involving a mother and her four children. In each of the stories the mother gives an indirect directive which is supposed to get the children…

A course was designed to examine the use of role playing as an inter-ethnic communication technique to isolate community and institutionally based ethnic problems unique to a particular situation. Three groups were formed, each group generally composed of 30% Anglo, 30% Black, and 30% Chicano. The educational backgrounds of the individuals in the…

While the significance of validation of data collection instruments in speech act research has been recognized and has attracted considerable interest, most validation studies employed a between-subjects design. In so doing, it is possible that the differences were caused by the group effects rather than different data collection techniques. This…

Legislation regarding penalty severity and control over punishment raises questions about the effect of potential penalties on verdicts. Experimental evidence from previous studies is mixed and subject to debate over the worth of simulations. In this study it was expected that the effect of penalties on verdicts would depend on strength of…

The relational concepts developed in mathematics and psychology are used in this paper to explicate the needs and responsibilities of dramatic acting and theatre research. A parallel is constructed between the emergence of the mathematical concept of function, the awakening of psychology to the concept of relationship (especially regarding family…

This paper contends that role playing can be effective in enabling students to explore human relations problems. The benefits of role play are outlined. Role playing models are demonstrated, and an exercise to develop skills and to explore feelings, attitudes, values, and problem-solving strategies is presented. Use of role play with a Year Ten…