Recent trends in education emphasize the need for innovative and engaging approaches to language acquisition, moving beyond traditional rote memorization of vocabulary, phrases and grammar rules. Alternative methods, such as playing online games, listening to nursery rhymes and watching cartoons, have been shown to enhance linguistic competencies and learners’ motivation. Building on this pedagogical shift, the study investigates the role of arts and crafts in increasing engagement and developing communicative competencies among primary school students. Specifically, it examines the ways teachers integrate arts and crafts-based activities into lessons, along with their perceived benefits and implementation challenges. To address these aims, a quantitative survey was distributed to 60 primary school English teachers from Georgia, Turkey, Hungary and Germany. The data were analyzed to determine the perceived effectiveness of arts and crafts in enriching learners’ vocabulary and promoting oral communication skills. Despite the perceived challenges of time constraints, large class sizes and lack of material, the findings indicate that the majority of teachers regularly incorporate arts and crafts into their lessons and view them as effective tools for increasing learners’ engagement and communicative competences. Overall, the study highlights the pedagogical potential of integrating arts and crafts with language learning in primary school to create a more interactive and meaningful classroom experience and increase students' language competencies.

Authors:
Gwanza Basilashvili, University of Ausgburg, Germany

About the Presenter(s)
Ms. Gwanza Basilashvili is currently an MA student at University of Augsburg, Germany. Her field of specialization is English and American studies. She aims to teach English language and literature at university.

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