Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) and its Role in Language Development “Case Study of the Preparatory Class” Practical Study

Abstract

Learning is a major concept of psychology that has always been of big interest to academics. The concept of learning and the various forms of learning and knowledge as well as its technical and practical applications have long been regarded as a central issue since the time of the Greek philosophers and the descent of the monotheistic religions to our present era. For this reason, nowadays, there are enormous devices on which huge sums of money are spent, namely schools for the sake of leading children to a successful practical life.
Recently, the role of cultural activities such as stories, plays, and songs has gained prominence in the process of acquiring language and developing the child’s abilities to express his needs and deliver his message clearly.
Theater for Young Audiences or Child Theater is a fertile field and a wide space wherein the child's world full of secrets is uncovered. Through our attendance of many plays targeted to children at the local cultural establishment "Abdelkader Alloula", we noticed an important number of children who came for the show. This increased our conviction that the study goes in line with the objectives of the conference. Thus, the aim of the study was to conduct a practical research on the role of theatrical activities and their effectiveness in developing the language abilities of the "preparatory class" category of children.