Musical for Teenagers: A Tool to Embrace English

The greatest challenge for teenagers in this century lies in the fact that they have to be the world citizen to take part in globalization. Thus, English is becoming more important in Indonesia. However, most of the time, oral language is still becoming the biggest problem among the students. The lack of opportunity to practice hinders them to embrace the language. This essay is dedicated to provide an alternative method in giving more opportunity by using drama and musical as tools in a workshop for students with singing ability. Representative acting is chosen since it can give a better illustration that is close to everyday life events, with two focuses: GOTE and diction.