Drama as Dialogue: Henrik Ibsen’s Works in Developing Communicative Competence and Cultural Literacy

This study investigates how Henrik Ibsen's tragedies,
including A Doll's House, An Enemy of the People, and
Hedda Gabler, can be used as engaging teaching resources
to improve cultural literacy and communicative proficiency
in English language classrooms. The research demonstrates
how dramatic dialogue engages learners dialogically,
incorporating authentic, contextualised language use and
cultural interpretation. It is based on sociocultural theory
and communicative language education. The paper demonstrates how studying Ibsen's plays helps students enhance their language accuracy, pragmatic awareness, and sociocultural knowledge by utilising classroom-based adaptations, such as role-play, reader's theatre, and process drama techniques. This study argues that Ibsen's vividly complex stories offer a rich environment for developing sympathetic critical thinkers and global communicators in 21st-century EFL/ESL instruction through textual analysis and sample lesson design.