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English, Literacy & Drama in Education

Applied Theatre Research - The Centre for Public Culture and Ideas (Griffith University)
      http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/cpci/atr/
The mission of the Centre is to investigate the theory and application of all manifestations of drama and theatre in the widest range of settings: including artistic performance, community and vocational settings; lifelong education; and to promote their most effective application in those settings.

Drama Education
      http://members.iinet.net.au/~kimbo2/index_orig.htm
This site is designed to assist teachers, pre-service teachers and students in Drama and Theatre Arts. It will also assist anyone who wants to use Drama as a teaching strategy. It provides links to lesson plans, samples of documents used in classrooms, and a web forum to discuss drama teaching.

English Association
      http://www.le.ac.uk/engassoc/
A UK association (hosted by the University of Leicester) that aims to further knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the English language and its literatures, and to foster good practice in its teaching and learning at all levels. It provides links to English Association publications, and other relevant web resources.

English Teaching Online
      http://www.teachit.co.uk/
This is an UK site that specialises in English, Drama and Media Studies from primary to post-16. It offers over 5,000 pages of classroom materials, schemes of work, lesson plans and teaching tools, all created by working teachers.

Universal Teacher
      http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/default.htm
Provides free resources for English teachers, including an English teaching discussion list.

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