Voice activated: a transformative approach to language learning. (4th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Macdonald, Sheila; Watson, Jodi
• Is Part Of: Language & intercultural communication. Volume 22:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 191
• Page End: 203
• Publication Date: 2022-03-04
• Subjects: Voice -- ESOL -- intercultural -- communication -- language teaching; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Intercultural communication -- Periodicals; 306.4405
• DOI: 10.1080/14708477.2022.2030348
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-8477

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article explores a cross-disciplinary collaboration within English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision for adults born outside the United Kingdom (UK). By foregrounding collaborative practice between a language practitioner and an artist, we offer a practical experience of working beyond and besides language which offers both an example and a challenge to academics seeking to analyse arts-informed educational practice. We propose that attention to voice in ESOL can make a significant contribution to achieving the complementary aims of confidence in the target language and developing multilingual, multi-directional community integration.