Multiliteracies in Practice: Multilingual Digital Storytelling. Saleh Ilyas Patel ( Horton Park Primary Bradford) Monday 11 th July, 2016 Crossing Boundaries: Language Learning and Teaching Inside and Outside the Classroom BAAL Language Learning and Teaching SIG 2016

What’s it all about? An integrated and inclusive approach to boost 21 st Century language learning using a range of software including:  Video  Animation  Moviemaker  Photostory  Voice Thread 2

What’s it all about? To assist students of foreign and community languages through : Planning … creating … sharing … and Evaluating … multilingual … digital … stories 3

Why? Because:  language development is a dynamic process strongly influenced by social and political forces and inseparable from culture and identity.  All this can be shown through Multilingual Digital Stories. 4

Using Digital Story Telling 1.What is the significance of multilingual digital storytelling for young people’s education? 1.What are the implications of multilingual digital storytelling for pedagogy and teacher professional development? 5

M-D-ST Multilingual digital storytelling ST for STORYTELLING Voice Narrative Drama D for DIGITAL Multimodal Online Flexible M for MULTILINGUAL Authenticity Colour Expression

Texx MDST Culture(s ) Language(s) Identity(ies) Critical thinking Autonomy Technology Student voice Active citizenship Communities of practice Creativity

CRITICAL questioning researching creating analysing comparing reviewing problem solving CONNECTIONS to personal background, experience and interests across languages and cultures and identities across the curriculum across learning in and out of school across learning on and off line across local and global A multilingual digital storytelling How it assists students

videos Vimeo.com/ Vimeo.com/ A Level vimeo.com/ vimeo.com/ GCSE vimeo.com/ vimeo.com/ Primary vimeo.com/ vimeo.com/ GCSE Greek 9

Quick discussion How do you think this would help students:  Develop language skills.  Retain target language.  Express feelings.  Express culture. Note down a few points to share (5min) 10

USEFUL FINDNGS –Texts not just linguistic/verbal but: –visual, spatial, auditory and gestural –each with its own grammar –each able to be read –each carrying different affordances and expressive in its own right –each affording new meanings when used in combination –each affording new meanings when expressed in a different languages or combinations of language varieties –Shaped by social context (roles and relationships, audience) –Extended by the digital medium and online networks 11

Your turn Develop a short scene from the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Nights  Using the following steps Planning … creating … sharing … and Evaluating … 12

Using Digital Story Telling 1.What is the significance of multilingual digital storytelling for young people’s education? 2.What are the implications of multilingual digital storytelling for pedagogy and teacher professional development? 13

Main strands 1.Language learning, multilingual repertoires and identity 2.Multimodal composition and creativity 3.Culture, international partnerships and active citizenship 4.Learner autonomy, critical thinking and student voice 5.Sites of learning: school (mainstream and complementary) – home – online 6.Engagement and motivation 7.Transformative pedagogy 8.Curriculum policy, planning and professional development 14

Crossing boundaries of learning: languages, drama, media and art –Interdisciplinarity in digital storytelling –Creating a safe environment for self expression and performance –Developing confidence to explore creative ideas and reconstruct identities 15

Crossing boundaries of learning: interculturality and student voice Cultural aspects Challenging essentialised and stereotypical views of culture – syncretic perspective / third space Making sense of culture in personal terms and showing empathetic engagement with the situation of others Giving voice to concerns through active participation 16

outcome Ownership of learning. Critical thinking. Engagement. 17

The Critical Connections website 18 Any questions?