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Making a Case for the Use of Foreign Language in the Educational Activities of Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Bordo, Vanessa C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311135640

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Theatre Arts-Arts Administration.
The research hypothesis of this case study is that the natural marriage of language and arts can both strengthen foreign language learning and the vitality of arts organizations. The use of artistic and cultural examples greatly enhances foreign language learning on multiple levels. Furthermore, arts organizations can benefit from increased funding, positive community image and viability by incorporating foreign language into their educational outreach programming. The University of Akron, Emily Davis Gallery exhibition French Contemporary Art: The Work of Hervé Heuzé and related bilingual tour program tests this hypothesis. This paper describes the methodology for executing the bilingual exhibition and the findings of this central case study with support from the fields of arts administration and language acquisition. A small selection of other organizations' language-arts models is also presented. Through an examination of the reactions of attending French teachers, observations of the gallery staff, and a large amount of secondary research supporting these conclusions, it is evident that the arts and foreign language not only can, but also should be blended. As the U.S. faces an economy and cultural milieu in which arts stability and language learning struggle to flourish, this fusion of programming may be an important solution for the two arenas in the future.
Durand Pope (Committee Chair)
Maria Adamowicz-Hariasz, Dr. (Committee Member)
Rod Bengston (Committee Member)
82 p.
Art Education; Arts Management; Bilingual Education; Curricula; Curriculum Development; Education; Education Policy; Fine Arts; Foreign Language; Language; Language Arts; Modern Language; Multicultural Education; Multilingual Education; Museum Studies; Museums; Performin
Arts Administration; Foreign Language; French; Art Gallery; Language Acquisition

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  • Bordo, V. C. (2011). Making a Case for the Use of Foreign Language in the Educational Activities of Nonprofit Arts Organizations [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311135640

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bordo, Vanessa. Making a Case for the Use of Foreign Language in the Educational Activities of Nonprofit Arts Organizations. 2011. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311135640.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bordo, Vanessa. "Making a Case for the Use of Foreign Language in the Educational Activities of Nonprofit Arts Organizations." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311135640

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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