A fantastic year thus far... Are you coming along for the ride!

¡Hola!

I received a wonderful testimony from the Latin American Society of South Australia regarding my work and colleagues with students studying English for professional and personal development as part of the society's English and Spanish programs.

 

Testimonial from the Latin American Society of South Australia

 Stuart, we cannot be thankful enough for your support and enormous dedication and professionalism. We are sure that the value offered by you and your colleagues to your / our students at LASSA has no comparison. We feel so privileged and when the numbers increasing in the overall to over 300 students and counting- we are so proud of the initiative that started humbly two years with ten students.

On behalf of LASSA our appreciation to you all. Great work.
Eduardo Donoso.
LASSA - Chairman

Thanks to the Latin American Society for their kind words and these beautiful photo banners demonstrating my work!

The language program I present incorporates a new methodology I created called ©Language in Action which I launched at the School of Languages in 2022 to great acclaim!

The lesson uses comic book literature in the target language as a communication medium challenging the learner to design a short comic strip and present their story to the group.

The result speaks for itself, with the entire class completing the exercise in the allocated time and presenting their adventure!

The methodology augments one's self-confidence and decreases inhibition in the language learner.

More keynotes on the way!

I had an enthusiastic attendance of scholars and aficionados of comic book literature during the presentation!

I'm seen here presenting excerpts of my thesis investigation of la bande dessinée franco-belge, specifically language, context, and stereotypes in period comic book literature and children's stories.

Free Comic Book Day Presentation!

The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, everyone, a global initiative celebrating literature, and here in Adelaide, during a tour of Adelaide's comic book stores, I spoke about comic books being a powerful medium for relaying a political or social message to a readership of any age and their influence on global society, specifically in the second language classroom using my work with students studying French language and culture learning about la bande dessinée franco-belge as an example.

It was a fun day to be sure engaging with the greater Adelaide community and of course, increasing one's collection of resource material!

An amazing exhibition opening!

Thanks to all that attended my presentation and exhibition of language in context in world comic book literature and children's stories at the Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair on April 23.

It was fantastic connecting with the greater Adelaide community and fellow language teaching professionals during the exhibition's run and discussing the use of the comic book as a communication medium in the second language classroom.

Special thanks to my support crew for a smooth bump in and out of the event!

Series One of inspirational women of pop culture explored the lives of Bettie Page and Frida Kahlo, both icons of fashion and art are celebrated around the world by an ever-growing volume of admirers.

During this presentation, I investigated their influence on global society whetting the appetites of Frida Kahlo fans for the fast-approaching Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia.  

2023 Teaching award nomination!

I am chuffed to receive a nomination for this year's Narragunnawali Awards for Reconciliation in Education!

Held biennially since 2017, the Narragunnawali Awards are the only national awards program that recognises and celebrates Australian schools and early learning services implementing outstanding reconciliation initiatives. Finalists are acknowledged for strengthening relationships, building respect, and providing meaningful opportunities in the classroom, around the school or service, and with the community.

The children I teach are undertaking a daily linguistic program of the French and Barngarla languages and culture.

An action packed Japanese presentation!

Konnichiwa!

I presented to students studying the Japanese language and culture an investigation of the influence of Japanese animation and Manga on global society.

The use of language in context, image stereotypes, and representations was discussed followed by a workshop on character design and illustration.

I'll present a series of public workshops in 2023.

Details posted soon!