Learning oral communication skills through dramatic dialogues: A case study of graduates of pakistani universities

Language, in any society, serves as a tool of communication among human beings. Likewise, literature also is helpful in communicating between author and reader. Language and literature are inseparable because author uses language to convey the desired message (literature).Therefore, both are an integral part of communicative process. They cannot be separated due to their interdependence. Real reflection and representation of any culture is not possible without literature and language. This research paper is an investigation to judge that how the dramatic performance of the dialogue in classroom is helpful in learning English as a second language. The study also aims at exploring that to what extent communication through ESL is helpful in conveying the desired message. Selected dialogues of the Shakespearean Tragedy King Lear have been delivered and performed by the two groups of forty students to judge their capability to communicate through dramatic dialogue. Pre-test and post-test applied to judge the performance of the students. It has been noticed that there was significant improvement in students'post-test performance. The students had not only improved in pronunciation but also in their confidence level observed through their body language and facial expression. The data has been collected and analyzed through observation and recordings.