DLT Podcast 16: Ann Elise Albertsen

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In this episode I interview Norwegian English teacher and researcher Ann Elise Albertsen. We talk about:

  • How Ann Elise came to her PhD project
  • The Macbeth project and her role as a participatory observer in it
  • How the project integrated two very different classes of English at upper secondary level: students from a Health and Youth Work program and students from a Technical and Industrial Production program
  • The relevance of backstage work for the students creating props and soundscapes for the production and taking this artistic process seriously
  • The devising process
  • The importance of group interests and group dynamics in a production
  • Digital and face-to-face communication and its relevance for group dynamics
  • Making a Shakespeare play approachable for teenaged English language learners
  • Insights and learnings from the project and future projects

Links:

Ann Elise’s profile page at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology