Rewilding language learning resources in higher education: vlogs and vlogging

One of the issues in the teaching of English to students of other disciplines in higher education around the world today is the learners’ extensive informal practices in English, such as gaming, watching videos and listening to music. The way in which these activities could and should influence English teaching will be the main focus of this paper. The notion of rewilding may be a helpful image to encapsulate the need for the rich variety of English language practices to make their way into the classroom, promoting the diversity of the learning ecology. Examples are taken from student work and responses to surveys as part of an experimental class which placed vloggers (YouTube content creators) and vlogging (creating videos in a similar style) at the centre of the learning process.