Creating Welcoming Learning Environments

Using Creative Arts Methods in Language Classrooms

Jane Andrews, Maryam Almohammad

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781788925785
• eBook ISBN: 9781788925815
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Education Teaching Methods
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

In a world where migration is a daily reality, the ways in which affirming educational experiences can be provided for all children remain high on the agendas of schools, colleges and teachers. This book provides practical ideas for how children, young people and parents can feel welcomed and affirmed in their multilingual identities and all learners can feel intrigued and excited by the linguistic diversity of the world's people. The book will be an invaluable resource for educational practitioners, researchers, trainee teachers, teacher educators and all who are passionate about bringing together creative arts approaches with language learning and teaching. By blending academic theory with tried-and-tested classroom practice the authors will inspire readers to adapt the featured activities for their own contexts and learners.

Table of contents

• Cover-Page
• Half-Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• 1. Introduction: Connecting Creative Arts Approaches With Supporting Children and Young People Developing English as an Additional Language
• 2. The Well in Welcoming
• 3. Working With Community Filmmaking in Multilingual and Intercultural Language Education
• 3.1 Celebration Through Film
• 3.2 A Filmmaking Project
• 4. Creating Together – The Role of Creative Arts in an ESOL Classroom
• 4.1 Working With Children’s Needs and Preferences Using Creative Techniques
• 4.2 Assessing Children’s Language Using Creative Techniques
• 4.3 Building Cohesion in School Through Crafting
• 5. Adinkra Creative Links – Music and Textiles in Welcoming Learning Environments
• 5.1 Working With Adinkra Symbols and Printing – Unlocking Creativity in Children
• 5.2 A School Radio Station
• 5.3 Singing Songs From Jamaica in Early Years Settings and Primary Schools in South Gloucestershire
• 5.4 Audio in School – School Languages on the Tannoy System
• 6. A Conversation With Tawona Sitholé, Poet and Musician
• 6.1 Creative Arts Processes for Working With EAL Children
• 6.2 GCSE English, Using Poetry Written in Students’ First Languages
• 7. The Welcome Banner: Cultural Exchange Through Creative Collaboration
• 8. Creativity, Collaboration and Ways Forward for EAL Learners
• Afterword: Summary of Ideas for Practice
• Index