Media & Outreach

Media Appearances

Interview by Dr Hamish Chalmers for the Oxford Education Deanery Podcast on the topic "Developing oral language through a drama-based intervention" released on 23/09/2024.

During the interview, I discuss what is oral language, why it matters for primary school children with and without English as an Additional Language, and to what extent drama can help develop it - drawing from the findings of our intervention pilot. I also outline how we plan to extend the research project.

Interview by Lorraine Mallinder for Spotlight Magazine on the topic "Learning through the arts"  published in print and audio format on 24/05/2023.

During the interview, I drew from personal experience as well as existing research to highlight the affective and linguistic benefits that engaging with different forms of art might have on one's language learning journey.

"Masterclass Award supports student's drama training programme" published on Teddy Hall News on 21/12/2018.

This news piece contains a description of the acting diploma course I took at Theatre Lab Company (TLC) with the financial support of St Edmund Hall's Masterclass Award. I outline the tenets of the TLC method and talk about the shows that I had the chance to perform in as a result of attending the course.

Outreach Events

"Creative Discovery Day for Multilingual Families". Event delivered as part of the ESRC Festival of the Social Sciences (Fusion Arts, Oxford, UK) on 02/11/2024.

"Spoken English for EAL Learners" and "Reading for EAL Learners". Workshops delivered at the English as an Additional Language: Evidence for Policy and Practice event (Oxford Education Deanery, Oxford, UK), on 27/07/2023 and on 18/07/2024.

"A musical tour of the world through dramatized songs". Event delivered as part of the ESRC Festival of the Social Sciences (Pitt River’s Museum, Oxford, UK) on 27/10/2023.

"The history, benefits and status of immersion programmes in Greece". Talk delivered at the Parents’ Information Evening of I. M. Panagiotopoulos School (Athens, Greece), on 11/12/2019.