TALE Fast Forward

This autumn, I joined the innovative project Teach Art Learn English of the Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection from Novi Sad and the Association of English Language Teachers ELTA from Belgrade.

The project is aimed to bring older students closer to the cultural heritage of the town and art in English.

The curators from our National Museum, another English language teacher and I have designed educational materials for workshops in English: Fashion, Before Selfies, Chat & Chill, Cool Stuff, and Spin & Play.

Before the visit, I organised a pre-visit lesson on 23 November for a group of Class 7 and Class 8 students. They shared their favourite museum memories, read the text about our National Museum, answered some comprehension questions, went through the glossary, watched a video clip showing how not to behave at the museum, and enjoyed playing the escape game.

The pilot TALE workshop at the National Museum was organised on 27 November and was greatly enjoyed by everyone. First, the students visited the permanent exhibition of the Museum with curators. Then, they were divided into five groups, according to the topics. In their groups, they chose a work of art or exhibit to analyse, and finally designed something by themselves.