Department of Modern Language and Linguistics. The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago. May 28th, 2013.
Key Speaker Presentation/ Paper Title: The Science of Learning: Theatre, Art and Creativity as Language Enhancers.
By
Jorge
Luis Morejón
Department of Creative and Festival Arts
The University of the West Indies
Abstract:
This presentation addresses one of the challenges learning institutions face today,
which is the amount of knowledge with which students are confronted throughout their
academic curriculum. This, I suggest, has caused a gap between scientific and
technological knowledge, the humanities and embodied forms of learning such as
the performing arts. This essay underlines the need for educational
institutions to prioritize scientific instruction in conjunction with the learning
of the complex materials, social skills and overall capabilities in all
activities of life. The humanities and the arts facilitate the interrelation
between art training and academic learning, as proven by new scientific data.
This study calls for a needed change in the higher level of educational pedagogy
in order to intersperse the arts throughout academic subjects. The new science
of learning, specifically in the field of Foreign Languages, needs the aid of
theatre, dance, music, art and creativity to enhance the students’ learning
process and allow them to have an enriching experience in language acquisition
and the art of living life.
LINK: http://sta.uwi.edu/fhe/dmll/TheatreFestival.asp
