The moving project: exploring language, migration, and identity using participatory podcasting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Appendix 1: Text of the call for participants used for the moving project

Do you have a personal story to tell about migration, language, and identity?

The Moving Project is a free, online podcasting course, starting in March 2021. You will be guided through the process of recording audio and editing it into a story, with feedback on your work and advice at every stage. You might choose to record a monologue or interviews with family members or friends. You might record the sounds of your neighbourhood or make your own music. You might have an idea for a creative way to tell your story that we haven’t thought of. We don’t want to limit you, just to help you on your way!

Selected stories will become part of series 2 of the podcast Accentricity (with full credit to the storytellers, of course!).

You can take part from anywhere in the world, as long as you have.

1. Access to the internet

2. Access to a computer or laptop

3. A way to record your voice and upload and send the recordings; you don’t need to have fancy recording equipment – a phone which can record sound is fine

You don’t need to have any experience of audio recording or editing, and we won’t assume any knowledge.

You need to have a personal story that you want to tell, relating to themes of migration, language, and identity. But it doesn’t need to be your own experience: Maybe you’ve never moved, but you want to tell the story of your grandparents’ migration to the place where you grew up? Or maybe you want to help a friend tell their story? And it doesn’t need to be about migrating across borders: Maybe you moved from Aberdeen to Glasgow and were struck by the linguistic differences? We want to gather together a range of different stories, so don’t worry if you think yours doesn’t fit the mould – that could be a good thing!

The course will be delivered in English, but there will be opportunities to use other languages in the audio you make.

Appendix 2: Questions from The moving project participant feedback survey

1. What did you get out of taking part in The Moving Project?

2. What were your favourite aspects of the project?

3. What were the most challenging aspects of the project?

4. How would you describe the quality of the teaching?

5. After taking part in The Moving Project, do you feel that you have developed the skills you would need to start your own podcast?

6. Did you learn anything about yourself through your participation in the project?

7. Has The Moving Project changed anything for you?

8. Do you have any changes to suggest for future versions of the project?

9. Is there anything you felt was missing, or that there should have been more of?