摘要：Theatre in education is a form of applied theatre that is widely utilized in foreign,second,and/or additional language education. Even though several theoretical frameworks are provided,single cases play a key role to reflect on and to understand this hybrid entity of arts and education. This case study explains a case of Theatre in education company that provides theatre in education programmes for the schools in the north of Italy. The qualitative inquiry collected data by interviewing the theatre-makers about their experiences. Furthermore,the performances were observed in a certain rationale. The thematic analysis is grounded on code weights and code co-occurrences within the data. The results indicated that the programmes provide a learning experience that fosters active learner participation. The reasons that lead to learner participation are discussed;moreover,practical implications are given in the conclusion..
关键词：Theatre in education;Foreign language teaching;Case study;Qualitative
