Sociocultural Theory and Language Learning as Performance Teaching and Learning Additional Languages Through Performing Arts
Sociocultural Theory and Language Learning as Performance Teaching and Learning Additional Languages Through Performing Arts by John R. Haught, published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019, explores innovative methods for teaching additional languages through performing arts. This 107-page book presents the author’s experiences in utilizing drama, theater games, music, and other performance activities to enhance language learning in engaging and authentic ways. Haught draws on the principles of Sociocultural Theory, emphasizing the social nature of learning and the collaborative creation of knowledge among learners.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of how performing arts can foster language acquisition by providing emotional support and encouraging interaction. The book illustrates how these creative techniques engage learners on multiple levels—intellectually, physically, and emotionally—while offering necessary scaffolds for effective learning outcomes. Haught shares insights from his diverse experiences with language learners across various cultures, demonstrating that these strategies can be adapted for both children and adults. This edition serves as a resource for educators interested in integrating the arts into language instruction, highlighting the potential of performance-based activities in the classroom.
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The author leads us on a journey of his years teaching additional languages through the use of performing arts. Drama, theater games, music, and other performance activities promote language use in authentic and engaging ways that differ from typical classroom activities and allow the language learners to have fun as they solve challenges in the target language. Drawing on the work of Lev Vygotsky and Sociocultural Theory, he demonstrates how learning is social and how learners create their knowledge by working with each other. Drama and creative arts are a powerful means for teaching and learning language because of the emotional support and encouragement it entails. He shows how performing arts engage learners intellectually, physically, and emotionally while offering supports and scaffolds that lead to powerful learning outcomes. He has effectively used these techniques with children and adults both at home and abroad in many different cultures and settings and argues that anyone can use these learning strategies to augment their teaching.
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