The ‘fictional interview’ method helps students understand and internalise complex topics and concepts.
Antonín Dvořák, composer of the ‘New World’ Symphony, meets Taylor Swift: what do the two artists’ life stories have in common?
In three groups, students prepare a talk show: journalists ask the questions, ‘Dvořák’ and ‘Taylor Swift’ answer.
Develops critical thinking, language skills and artistic perception, and turns comparing into a playful exercise.
Here, the fictional interview is used to explore the similarities and differences between the life stories and musical work of Taylor Swift and Antonín Dvořák. Through the interview, students not only get to know the two artists and their work better, they also learn how to compare personalities and their artistic creations.
The fictional interview is an ideal way to make lessons playful and creative while developing students’ critical thinking, language skills and artistic perception.
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