Asthetically designing unstoppable change

A report on the panel discussion ‘The importance of aesthetic learning in foreign language didactics’

Abstract

This report presents the key ideas discussed during the online panel discussion on the topic of ‘The importance of aesthetic learning in foreign language didactics’. The discussion took place as part of the event series ‘Ten years of aesthetic learning - one look back, two ahead’ (18 to 26 January 2024), which was held both in person and online. Under the moderation of Dr Nils Bernstein and Charlotte Lerchner, a consensus was reached among all participants: The integration of emotional experience through the arts leads to sustainable learning success in holistic foreign language teaching. As a student of linguistics and an employee of the Language Centre at the University of Hamburg, I was given the opportunity to take part in this panel discussion as an audience member and to write this report from this perspective.