Book chapter · 2024 · Language education and teaching

Fan and Ludic Practices for Enhancing EFL Writing and Reflection

Boris Vazquez-Calvo, James York

Technology and English Language Teaching in a Changing World: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators · 2024

A practical chapter introducing Story by Memes as a multimodal writing and reflection activity for advanced language learners and student teachers.

Approach

A practice-oriented activity sequence informed by fan cultures, play and bridging activities.

Main ideas

  • Meme composition makes learners’ interests, language experiences and prospective teacher identities available for discussion.
  • The sequence creates opportunities for discourse choices and reflection on writing and digital literacies.

An adaptable pedagogical sequence; outcomes should be evaluated in the setting where it is used.

How this work can be used

Use the chapter to plan or adapt a meme-based narrative task, connecting composition, presentation and reflective discussion with a course’s language and teacher-education goals.

Cite this chapter

Vazquez-Calvo, B. & York, J. (2024). Fan and Ludic Practices for Enhancing EFL Writing and Reflection. In J. S. Lee, D. Zou, & M. M. Gu (Eds.), Technology and English Language Teaching in a Changing World: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators (pp. 157–171). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51540-8_12

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