A wonderful exhibition opening!

I enjoyed connecting with language-teaching professionals at the Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair on October 2.

It was a great opportunity to showcase the influence of cognitive linguistics on comic books and music to the greater Adelaide community.

Click through to view fantastic images from Stuart's April exhibition of world comic book linguistics!

During the exhibition, I discussed using comic books as a communication medium in the second language classroom, along with excerpts from my research at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, Brussels Comics Art Museum, and Musée Hergé in Belgium.

A big shoutout to my support crew for their assistance at the event!

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 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!

An amazing exhibition of language education at Supanova Comic Con and Gaming in Adelaide!

Supanova Comic Con and Gaming at the Adelaide Showgrounds on November 12 and  13 was fantastic!

Thanks to all visitors that attended my exhibition of world comic book linguistics.

During the exhibition run, I discussed my thesis investigations of the literature with language teaching professionals and enthusiasts, and using comic books as a communication medium in the second language classroom, specifically a new language teaching class I launched at the School of Languages Languages Alive program earlier this year. (see image below).

Stuart is seen here bringing dynamism to the second language teaching classroom at the School of Languages in Adelaide. He created a new class, Language in Action, teaching teachers and students how to use comic books as a communication medium in language education.

I had a fantastic time engaging with the greater Adelaide community during the weekend-long pop culture event!

The comic book came to life at Languages Alive!

I brought French and Belgian comic book literature to life at the Languages Alive School Holiday Program on July 12!

Languages Alive is a program of engaging and interactive language and cultural experiences for Reception to year-6 students.

I had an absolute hoot with the children using comic books and drama as the communication medium incorporating the Stanislavski Technique bringing the French comic book to life.

During my classes at Languages Alive, students entered the exciting world of la bande dessinée franco-belge (French and Belgian comic book literature) and acted out and created a collective comic book adventure in the French language. 

Appreciative thanks to the School of Languages for including my lessons in the program.