| Margaret Lee Zoreda: | |
| Name: | Margaret Lee Zoreda |
| Academic Institution: | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa |
| email: | margaret@secsa.podernet.com.mx |
| Country: | México |
| Paper Title | Imagining the Other: Art(ful) Encounters in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language and Anglophones Cultures |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this theoretical reflection is to argue in favor of the integration of the arts and the imagination in curricula of English as a Foreign Language with the goal of fostering intercultural education. First, since we are dealing with foundational curricular issues, it is necessary to understand the varied nuances of such basic terms as "art," "imagination," and "emotion." Next, we will consider the perspectives that scholars from a range of disciplines have expressed on these themes and, subsequently, how these topics are interrelated. Afterwards, we will note how art and imagination can help students form an intercultural competence that enriches and deepens a mere linguistic proficiency. Lastly, we will ponder the implications that such curricular changes would bring to English programs. We hope this work helps to go beyond the cliché, "Art broadens your horizons." In other words, our leading question is: In what way do the arts broaden your horizons? |