Transforming Language Learning Through the Arts

• How often do we make space for the arts in adult ESL and LINC classrooms?
• What can happen when learners use art, stories, music, and creative expression to communicate who they are and where they come from?
• How can arts-based learning turn language practice into opportunities for connection, confidence, and belonging?

This webinar explores the potential of arts-based approaches in adult ESL and LINC classrooms, where creativity can be a powerful tool for language learning and inclusion. Participants will discover practical ways to use creative activities to encourage multilingual expression, learner agency, identity development, and intercultural dialogue.

Key points to be covered:

• Explore how arts-based approaches can support inclusive, learner-centered language education.
• Discover creative strategies for encouraging multilingual expression, identity development, and learner agency.
• Examine ways to use arts-based activities to promote intercultural dialogue and meaningful communication.
• Gain practical, adaptable ideas for integrating creative practices into LINC and ESL classrooms.

Webinar Type: Teaching Best Practices

Categories: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Instructional Design, Lesson Planning/Ideas, Social Justice

Teaching Sectors: All sectors

Participant Level: No previous knowledge required

About the Presenter

Abir Hammoudi is a PhD student at OISE whose research focuses on multilingual education, inclusive pedagogies, and decolonial approaches to teaching and learning. With over 10 years of experience teaching ESL, EAP, and multilingual learners in college and adult education settings, she brings extensive classroom experience to her work.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/abir-hammoudi-59053491

* Members must be a member of the TESL Ontario group on Tutela.

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