- Creative and critical approaches to language learning and digital technology: findings from a multilingual digital storytelling project Macleroy, Vicky; Anderson, Jim and Chung, Yu-Chiao. 2018. Creative and critical approaches to language learning and digital technology: findings from a multilingual digital storytelling project. Language and Education, 32(3), pp. 195-211. ISSN 0950-0782
- Museum artefacts, language learning and cross-curricular pedagogy Anderson, Jim. 2018. Museum artefacts, language learning and cross-curricular pedagogy. EAL Journal(6), pp. 42-43. ISSN 2398-8533
- Connecting worlds: interculturality, identity and multilingual digital stories in the making Anderson, Jim and Macleroy, Vicky. 2017. Connecting worlds: interculturality, identity and multilingual digital stories in the making. Language and Intercultural Communication, 17(4), pp. 494-517. ISSN 1470-8477
- Community languages, the arts and transformative pedagogy: developing active citizenship for the 21st century Anderson, Jim and Chung, Yu-Chiao. 2012. Community languages, the arts and transformative pedagogy: developing active citizenship for the 21st century. Citizenship Teaching and Learning, 7(3), pp. 259-271. ISSN 17511917
- Reshaping pedagogies for a plurilingual agenda. Anderson, Jim. 2011. Reshaping pedagogies for a plurilingual agenda. Language Learning Journal, 39(2), pp. 135-147. ISSN 09571736
- Finding a voice: arts based creativity in the community languages classroom. Anderson, Jim and Chung, Yu-Chiao. 2011. Finding a voice: arts based creativity in the community languages classroom. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 14(5), pp. 551-569. ISSN 1367-0050
- Languages, literacies and learning: from monocultural to intercultural perspectives. Anderson, Jim and Macleroy Obied, Vicky. 2011. Languages, literacies and learning: from monocultural to intercultural perspectives. NALDIC Quarterly, 8(3), pp. 16-26. ISSN 1751-2182
- Community languages, the arts and transformative pedagogy Anderson, Jim. 2010. Community languages, the arts and transformative pedagogy. Race Equality Teaching, 28(3), pp. 16-20. ISSN 1478-8551
- Towards integrated second language teaching pedagogy for foreign and community/heritage languages in multilingual Britain Anderson, Jim. 2008. Towards integrated second language teaching pedagogy for foreign and community/heritage languages in multilingual Britain. Language Learning Journal, 36(1), pp. 79-89. ISSN 0957-1736
- Pre- and In-service Professional Development of Teachers of Community/Heritage Languages in the UK: Insider Perspectives Anderson, Jim. 2008. Pre- and In-service Professional Development of Teachers of Community/Heritage Languages in the UK: Insider Perspectives. Language and Education, 22(4), pp. 283-297. ISSN 0950-0782
Dr Jim Anderson
Jim has a broad interest in language-and-culture education and critical and creative approaches to pedagogy.
Staff details
Jim is Visiting Research Fellow in the department. His work focuses on: theories and methods of second language learning and bilingualism, including Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL); multilingualism and new literacies; and language policy. Underlying this is a commitment to an integrated and inclusive approach to language and literacy education incorporating the areas of foreign and community/heritage language learning as well as English as an Additional Language and English mother tongue.
Publications and research outputs
Book
- Critical Connections: Multilingual Digital Storytelling Project Macleroy, Vicky; Anderson, Jim and Chung, Yu-Chiao. 2014. Critical Connections: Multilingual Digital Storytelling Project. Goldsmiths, University of London.
Edited Book
- Liberating Language Education Lytra, Vally; Ros i Sole, Cristina; Anderson, Jim and Macleroy, Vicky, eds. 2022. Liberating Language Education. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. ISBN 9781788927932
- Multilingual Digital Storytelling: Engaging creatively and critically with literacy Anderson, Jim and Macleroy Obied, Vicky, eds. 2016. Multilingual Digital Storytelling: Engaging creatively and critically with literacy. Oxford: Routledge.
Book Section
- New possibilities for heritage languages within a reshaped language education landscape Macleroy, Vicky and Anderson, Jim. 2023. New possibilities for heritage languages within a reshaped language education landscape. In: Ken Cruickshank; Jo Lo Bianco and Merryl Wahlin, eds. Community and Heritage Languages Schools Transforming Education: Research, Challenges, and Teaching Practices. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781003302704
- Introduction: Why Liberating Language Education? Lytra, Vally; Ros i Sole, Cristina; Anderson, Jim and Macleroy, Vicky. 2022. Introduction: Why Liberating Language Education? In: Vally Lytra; Cristina Ros i Sole; Jim Anderson and Vicky Macleroy, eds. Liberating Language Education. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, pp. 1-20. ISBN 9781788927932
- 'Conclusion: Language Education Collages' Lytra, Vally; Ros i Sole, Cristina; Anderson, Jim and Macleroy, Vicky. 2022. 'Conclusion: Language Education Collages'. In: Vally Lytra; Cristina Ros i Sole; Jim Anderson and Vicky Macleroy, eds. Liberating Language Education. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, pp. 321-330. ISBN 9781788927932
Article
- Grassroots policymaking in practice: including heritage languages in the critical connections project through agency, activism, and alternative voices Macleroy, Vicky; Anderson, Jim and Chung, Yu-Chiao. 2024. Grassroots policymaking in practice: including heritage languages in the critical connections project through agency, activism, and alternative voices. Current Issues in Language Planning, 25(5), pp. 590-611. ISSN 1466-4208
- Textart, identity and the creative process: a case study with Arabic heritage language learners Khaled, Fatima and Anderson, Jim. 2024. Textart, identity and the creative process: a case study with Arabic heritage language learners. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 27(1), pp. 113-130. ISSN 1367-0050
- Creative interactions with art works: an engaging approach to Arabic language-and-culture learning Abdelhadi, Reem; Hameed, Luma; Khaled, Fatima and Anderson, Jim. 2020. Creative interactions with art works: an engaging approach to Arabic language-and-culture learning. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 14(3), pp. 273-289. ISSN 1750-1229
Digital
- Critical Connections II: Moving Forward with Multilingual Digital Storytelling Macleroy, Vicky and Anderson, Jim. 2012. Critical Connections II: Moving Forward with Multilingual Digital Storytelling.
Report
- Critical Connections: Multilingual Digital Storytelling Project [Research Flyer] Macleroy, Vicky; Anderson, Jim and Chung, Yu-Chiao. 2014. Critical Connections: Multilingual Digital Storytelling Project [Research Flyer]. Project Report. Goldsmiths, University of London.
- Professional development for staff working in multilingual schools. Anderson, Jim; Helot, Christine; McPake, Joanna and Obied, Vicky. 2010. Professional development for staff working in multilingual schools.. Other. Council of Europe, Strasbourg.
Other
- Curriculum Guide for Chinese (Cantonese) Anderson, Jim. 2009. Curriculum Guide for Chinese (Cantonese). CILT, The National Centre for Languages, London.
- Curriculum Guide for Somali Anderson, Jim; Farah, Y and Mohamud, A. 2009. Curriculum Guide for Somali. CILT, The National Centre for Languages, London.
- Curriculum Guide for Yoruba Anderson, Jim; Oyetade, A and Oke, Y. 2009. Curriculum Guide for Yoruba. CILT, The National Centre for Languages, London.
Research Interests
Jim’s recent research has focused on the development of integrated and inclusive approaches to language teaching looking in particular at appropriate pedagogies for community/heritage language learners studying in mainstream and complementary school contexts. He has directed two projects on behalf of the Nuffield Foundation. The first (2004-2007) led to the creation of Curriculum Guides for Arabic, Mandarin, Panjabi, Tamil and Urdu, published by CILT, The National Centre for Languages. The second (2009-2011) investigated creativity in the community languages classroom from the perspectives of pedagogy and professional development of teachers.
In 2012, with Vicky Macleroy, he was awarded a grant by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation for a two year project entitled ‘Critical Connections: a multilingual digital storytelling project’. Drawing on this work he has co-edited a book with Dr Vicky Macleroy entitled ‘Multilingual Digital Storytelling: Engaging creatively and critically with literacy’ published by Routledge.
To enable further investigation of the significance of multilingual digital storytelling in the context of multiliteracy research, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation agreed to fund a second project entitled ‘Critical Connnections II: Moving on with multilingual digital storytelling’ (2015-2017) For this project partnerships were formed with the British Film Institute, the British Museum, the Museum of London and the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education. An offshoot from the project was the development of resources to support creative interactions with museum artefacts in the teaching of language-and-culture. Jim was particularly involved in the development of a language in art resource for the Arabic language classroom focussing on the work of artist, Ali Omar Ermes. Complementary teacher professional development guidance was also provided with support from Qatar Foundation International.
