I am pleased to announce the publication of an article titled But life goes on: Drama classes, Ukrainian refugees, and Icelandic language learning in Literacy, the official journal of the United Kingdom Literacy Association.

This article, authored in collaboration with my friend and colleague, Dr. Vander Tavares, explores the relationship between additional language (L2) literacy development and drama plays based on the experiences of adult refugees from Ukraine in Iceland. Through this exploration, we aim to shed light on innovative pedagogical strategies that support language acquisition in multicultural educational contexts.

The inquiry is guided by the following research questions:

• What are the learners’ experiences and perceptions of drama classes in relation to their literacy development in Icelandic as an L2?
• What role might engaging in drama classes have when it comes to learners’ sense of well-being?

The article is published open access.

Most of us are here because of the war, but life goes on. We get out of depression, out of problems. We begin to live on and the joy comes, some new things come into our lives, we want to do something, to realise ourselves.

Polina, pseudonym.