• Rupinder Kaur Gandhi

  Author

Today majority of places have adopted a holistic approach towards education. Attention is towards experiential learning and the significance that it places on relationships and primary human values within learning environment. The tenet ‘I hear and I forget I see and I remember, I do and I understand’ is very applicable here.

Human values are abstract. No doubts these values are inextricably woven into our language but it is difficult to impart such values. 

The process of communication is very important. It includes verbal and non-verbal communication. Therefore human values can be imparted through communication. The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the paper exposes some human values that are instrumental in creating a holistic personality and the second part of the paper moves towards the importance of role play as a medium to communicate human values. Whenever we project into the future in a kind of ‘what if ‘scenario, we indulge in a role play which can effectively communicate human values verbally and nonverbally.

Role play is of great pedagogical value. It can be given a proper direction as well as a purpose by performing it in the form of a one act play. The second part further includes the study of a one act play, “The Refund” by Fritz Karinthy as an illustration of a role play with a purpose.

• pdf