Developing on from the introductory course, participants on this advanced course will be invited to further deepen their practical understanding of how to best motivate students to interact and learn through immersive, creative language techniques through reflection on their own practice and experience. New approaches to exploring language using body and voice will be introduced (with a specific focus on construction of performative outcomes) and participants will be invited to develop and explore creative methodologies of their own and put them into practice.

What is arts-integration?

There is a growing body of research which demonstrates that language acquisition is as much a physical act as it is a cognitive one. Learning a language is connected to the body as well as to the emotions. By combining kinesthetic learning approaches with cognitive exercises, unique situations and contexts can be created for students. They will be able to link the language they learn to the world around them in new and exciting ways. Simultaneously, arts centered programmes allow students to develop competencies in the areas of team collaboration, creativity, problem solving, improvisation and listening. This advanced workshop (suitable for but not exclusively aimed at those who have already attended the introductory course) will explore further creative approaches to EFL instruction with a deeper emphasis on the creativity and agency of the teacher in devising and implementing their own arts-based ideas and methodologies to utilize in the EFL classroom.

Participants will deepen their understanding of a performative approach to teaching and learning foreign languages. They will refresh their understanding of a variety of useful and practical exercises for their classroom. The workshop will then encourage participants to discuss materials, generate activities and implement their own ideas for arts-integrated lessons building on their own experiences in their classrooms.

· Communicative / Embodied Approach to learning

· Theatre Games

· Practical exercises to build student confidence in speaking

· Adaptable Creative Frameworks and lesson

· Arts-Integration in EFL

· Developing the confidence, creativity and agency of the teacher to run their own creative sessions with performative outcomes.

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Lehrkräfte im Fach Englisch an Oberschulen, Förderschulen, Gymnasien und berufsbildenden Schulen

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