Banksy’s Street Art in the EFL Classroom

要旨

The creation of art experiences in the classroom can be challenging and has led to a range of strategies, including Housen & Yenawine’s Visual Thinking Strategies (2013) and Giardina’s Pyramid of Inquiry (2018). These methods are effective approaches, yet there is another part to the challenge of creating an art-rich environment: the selection of artwork. Finding suitable yet accessible artworks can be a problem for language teachers with an interest in art – myself included – but one work has repeatedly shown its value as a first foray into art discussion with Japanese university students: Mobile Lovers by the infamous street artist Banksy