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We are the world – Even at school ELT Forum 2014 Presentation b y Zuzana Hardoš Kurnasová

We are the world – Even at school ELT Forum 2014 Presentation b y Zuzana Hardoš Kurnasová CS Lewis Bilingual High School. Table of Contents. Global Studies at CS Lewis Bilingual High School Activities for your classroom Challenges (Accepted) Resources for teachers.

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We are the world – Even at school ELT Forum 2014 Presentation b y Zuzana Hardoš Kurnasová

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  1. We are the world – Even at school ELT Forum 2014 Presentation by Zuzana Hardoš Kurnasová CS LewisBilingualHighSchool

  2. Tableof Contents • Global Studies at CS Lewis Bilingual High School • Activities for your classroom • Challenges (Accepted) • Resources for teachers

  3. Global Studies at CS Lewis HS • Since 2006– regular English course • Freshmen – Globalization and Challenges • Sophomores – Stereotypes, migration, nationalism • Juniors – Human rights and repressive regimes

  4. Inspiration no. 1 - Freshmen • Social Issues Project • A video reportage of max 10 minutes • Requirement: Interview at least 2 people • Structure: intro to the topic, interviews, conclusion • Extra: Subtitles • Working w/ English • Background info on the topic • Subtitles • Presentation in class

  5. no. 2 - Sophomores • Refugees • In-class activity • Photos of refugees • stories • Asylum Committee • 1 asylum • Combines: • Research • In-Class Role Play • Foreigner in Slovakia • Look at your country, act as if you were an English speaking foreigner • Write a journal about your experience

  6. no. 3 - Juniors • Human Rights Investigator's Log • Work with UDHR in class • Learn the principles of summarizing at home: • HR violations in the last (2) weeks – (4) countries Skills • Reading news articles • Finding reliable sources • Working with UDHR – practical understanding of Human Rights • Writing a report/log – summary + HR violations • Back in class – small presentation + discussion

  7. Challenges • Longer-term projects • Keeping up with the news • Finding the background info to the activity/topic • Discussions • Asking good questions • Controversial topics vs own opinion

  8. Why accept the challenge? The students bring the world into the classroom

  9. Activities Resources • Výchova k toleranciihrouby Dušan Ondrušek, Dana Potočková and JurajHipš – excellent in-class activities • Človek v ohrozenífilms from Jedensvet Festival and accompanying material • Multi-Kultinaškoláchby Nadácia Milana Šimečku • http://nehejtuj.sk/ • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (plain language) • Visiting Albatros Island • http://www.thiagi.com/ • http://www.storyofstuff.com/ • http://www.globalfocus.org.nz/?page=PublicationsAndResources • Documentary films on http://mediastorm.com/ • http://www.understandingprejudice.org/ • Books by KeriSmith

  10. Informative Resources • Freedom House, Amnesty International, Brookings Institute, Carnegie Endowment for Peace, Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group • Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) esp. their Interactives & Backgrounders, Foreign Policy (magazine), Stratfor, European CFR • Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, The Atlantic, Slate, The Browser, Policy Innovations Magazine • The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, BBC, PBS Frontline, MSNBC, Al- Jazeera English • scholar.google.com (scholarly peer-reviewed articles)

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