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ERIC Number: EJ1451553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0826-435X
EISSN: EISSN-1925-8917
Collaborative Approaches to Multilingualism, Drama, and Identity in Teacher Education
Nancy Bell; Christine Jackson; Mara Reich; Dania Wattar
TESL Canada Journal, v41 n1 p125-136 2024
In this article, we chronicle the development and implementation of a multilingual drama workshop for teacher candidates within the framework of a course titled "Supporting English Language Learners," as part of the Master of Teaching Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. This course takes a decidedly critical approach to language learning, largely challenging the prioritization of dominant colonial languages and encouraging pedagogical strategies embedded in multilingualism and translanguaging. Course instructors also emphasize the importance of identity affirmation through activities, assignments, and modes of communication that celebrate the linguistic, cultural, and individual backgrounds of the students. In 2023, a mandate to address drama curriculum expectations in the Junior/Intermediate (J/I) sections of the course opened an opportunity to explore drama as a pedagogy to enhance multilingualism and celebrate diverse identities in the classroom. A collaboration between four instructors, including one drama specialist, culminated in an initial workshop focusing on identity texts, drama, and multilingualism. Participants created multilingual identity poems and animated them through a series of dramatic exercises led by the specialist. Teacher candidates in all three classes responded positively to the initiative, and several created their own multilingual/drama activities for use in their future classrooms.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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