Fictional Linguistic Landscapes

Merging Fan Practices and Linguistic Landscapes for Language Classrooms
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-80041-872-1
Verlag: Channel View Publications

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

This book explores how fan practices, such as fan art and fan fiction, and linguistic landscapes – the language surrounding us in everyday contexts – can be integrated into foreign language teaching through the innovative Fictional Linguistic Landscapes pedagogy. It offers practical models for educators to use multimodal fan activities to enhance second language learning, including designing semiotic landscapes, soundscapes, skinscapes and social mediascapes. Drawing on popular fictional universes like Dune, it illustrates how educators can utilize fan practices to foster deeper language learning, critical thinking and intercultural awareness. The result is an innovative pedagogical approach that blends entertainment, social media and popular culture with language learning in a way that promises to engage and inspire students. The book represents a step forward in EFL and TESOL pedagogy and demonstrates how theoretical advances can be used in ways that make language learning relevant to today’s students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Solmaz, Osman

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations

Chapter 1. Introduction: Navigating and Experiencing Realities through Fiction

Chapter 2. A Critical Review of Linguistic Landscapes in Second Language Teaching and Learning

Chapter 3. A Comprehensive Exploration of Fan Practices for Language Teaching and Learning

Chapter 4. Language Learners Designing Fannish Semiotic Landscapes for Frank Herbert’s 'Duniverse'

Chapter 5. Skinscapes and Fan Artworks as Multimodal Meaning-Making Literacy Practices in Language Classrooms

Chapter 6. Resonating through the Sands of Arrakis: Learners Socializing into Musical Fan Practices

Chapter 7. From Digital Fandom to Language Education: Leveraging Fan Practices within Social Mediascapes

Chapter 8. Leveraging Fictional Linguistic Landscapes in Teacher Education: Insights from Lesson Plan Analysis

Chapter 9. Conclusion, Key Insights and Implications for Research and Pedagogy

Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Solmaz, Osman
Osman Solmaz is Associate Professor of English Language Teaching at Dicle University, Türkiye. He is the recipient of the 2025 TESOL Teacher of the Year Award.

Osman Solmaz is an Associate Professor of English Language Teaching at Dicle University, Türkiye, and holds a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from the University of Arizona, USA. He is the recipient of the 2025 TESOL Teacher of the Year Award. His research explores language teacher education, linguistic landscapes, and the integration of digital technologies and fan practices into second language teaching and learning.