the expression of human life society, which is done by the combination action and conversation. Asul 2002 on his book no title states that in a drama
performance,there are some elements which are script, actors players, director, make up, costume, lighting, sound, and audience. Each of these elements has their
respective roles. The elements can not be equal to each other because they are interconnected. If one element is not fulfilled then the show will not run maximally,
it could even fail Play Performance KPE 345 is an obligatory course in English Language
Education Study Program Sanata Dharma University. ELESP offers this course in fifth or sixth semester. In this course, the students are to create a product of
performance. By the end of the semester, the drama performance is performed outside the campus.
B. Theoretical Framework
Each ELESP student is trained to become a professional, and having good characteristics English teacher. To build a good characteristic, the English
Department has an obligatory course called Play Performance. On the Play Performance course, students are expected to improve the
intelligence and character through learning activities for approximately 5 months. The learning activity is carried out by the method of collaborative learning. In this
research, the focus of this research is to answer one problem: To what extent did the students develop collaborative skills through Play Performance course?
To answer the research problem, the researcher uses the theory of collaborative learning by Johnson et al who state that there are five elements in
applying collaborative learning. While students apply the elements of collaborative during learning process, students will gain skills through it. Those collaborative
elements are perceived positive interdependence; elements are perceived positive interdependence, considerable interaction; individual accountability and personal
responsibility; social skills, and; group self-evaluation. Through collaborative elements, the researchers can see how far the students built collaborative skills.
