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Intercultural understanding through MFL

Intercultural understanding through MFL . Sara Vaughan http://sdvaughan.edublogs.org. Consider what is meant by intercultural understanding Discuss potential ICU learning activities.

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Intercultural understanding through MFL

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  1. Intercultural understanding through MFL Sara Vaughan http://sdvaughan.edublogs.org

  2. Consider what is meant by intercultural understanding • Discuss potential ICU learning activities

  3. Learning a new language provides uniqueopportunities for pupils to explore national identities and become aware ofboth similarities and contrasts between the cultures of different countries,including their own.

  4. Key conceptsThere are a number of key concepts that underpin the study of languages.Pupils need to understand these concepts in order to deepen and broadentheir knowledge, skills and understanding. Intercultural understanding a Appreciating the richness and diversity of other cultures. b Recognising that there are different ways of seeing the world,and developing an international outlook.

  5. Key Stage 3 Framework for Languages

  6. ‘Cultural knowledge (that is, information about the target culture, its typical patterns of behaviour and its attitudes) is likely to be ‘external’, ‘static’, ‘stereotypical’ and ‘reduced’; that is, it tends to be knowledge that is passed on to a learner from someone else, rather than arising from the learner’s own experience; it reflects broad generalisations often based on a narrow selection of evidence. And while such knowledge can give us pointers to differences in behaviours and values, it can also be misleading.’ Tomlinson and Masuahara (2004)

  7. .....an approach to culture which emphasises not information about a culture but skills in exploring, observing and understanding difference and sameness, and perhaps most centrally, ‘suspension of judgement, i.e. not being instantly critical of other people’s apparently deviant behaviour’ (Tomlinson and Masuhara, 2004)

  8. What is Intercultural Understanding? Savoir Knowledge about... Savoir-faire The skill and ability to manage socially Savoir-être Understanding and acceptance of another society & ways of working with others.

  9. Culture is a set of accepted behaviour patterns, values, assumptions, and shared common experiences.  Culture is something we learn. http://www.culturalsavvy.com/culture.htm

  10. What are the most meaningful and transferrable cultural mediums? • Music • Food • Fashion • Art • Media: TV, Film, Internet, theatre, literature • Belief systems: festivals, symbols • Historical events • Day to day

  11. What types of activities can facilitate ICU? • Analysing pictures • Mind map/brain storming • Research tasks: searching for specific information • Classification tasks • Living graphs • Video/media prompt • What else?

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  13. http://pedagogie2.ac-reunion.fr/cotamarp/

  14. Create a character Numbers Percentages Fractions Who, what, when where, why…. Graphs Bar charts E-mail Text/Chat/letter writing. Personal description/ Guess Who Compare & Contrast Venn Diagrams

  15. Ourechercher? • Les Livres • Les Feuilles de travail • Les Dictionnaires • L’internet • http://www.sidwaya.bf • http://www.lobservateur.bf • http://www.routard.com/guide/code_dest/burkina_faso.htm • www.allafrica.com • www.googleimages.com • http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/pagegeo_fr.php3?Pays=BFS • http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/french/journey/burkina/bfindex.htm

  16. J’ai planté des légumes • J’ai creusé dans le jardin • Nous avons mangé au feu de bois • Nous sommes allés chercher de l’eau • J’ai fait du vélo • J’ai regardé la télé • J’ai nagé • Je suis allé au marché • J’ai nettoyé la maison • Je suis allé à l’école • J’ai fait mes devoirs • Jai écouté la musique • J’ai vu les animaux

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  21. 1. Hay una luna. 1 & 3 2. Hay unos círculos. 1 & 2 & 3 3. Hay formas rojas. 1 & 2 & 3 4. Hay unos triángulos. 2 & 3 1 & 3 5. Hay una persona. 2 & 3 6. Hay una estrella. 2 & 3 7. Hay unas líneas negras. 1 8. Hay una luna verde. 1 9. Hay varias formas blancas. 2 & 3 10. No tiene un fondo negro.

  22. Paroles de Poilus – Les lettres d’Alexandre Jacqeau

  23. La musique C’est la même chose en France? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  24. Pourquoi on aime la musique? Ça nous détend Ça nous fait penser Ça nous fait bouger Ça nous rappelle des souvenirs... CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  25. Ça nous détend CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  26. Ça nous fait penser CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  27. Ça nous fait bouger CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  28. Ça nous rappelle des souvenirs CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  29. When do you like to listen to music? Write down five occasions when you find it useful or just normal to listen to music e.g. Before I get up in the morning I listen to the radio because it helps me to wake up! When I get in from work I listen to something relaxing to help me wind down CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  30. En français? Le matin Le soir La nuit Quand je rentre/je me réveille/je fais mes devoirs j’écoute + nom de musicien/groupe parce que ça me ………. CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  31. exemple Quand je rentre le soir, j’écoute Kate Rusby parce que ça me détend. CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  32. La musique réfléchit le temps? Ecoutez les exemples. C’est français ou c’est anglais? C’est des années 30? 50? 70? 90? C'est plus récent? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  33. Edith Piaf Je ne regrette rien Les années 50 CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  34. Vera Lynn We’ll meet again Les années 40. This is a very popular song with people of the older generation. Why? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  35. Charles Trenet Douce France Les années 40. What was happening in this decade? How do you think it is reflected in the music? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  36. Carte de Séjour Douce France Les années 80. What was happening in this decade? How is it reflected in the music? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  37. The Clash London Calling Les années 70 What does this say about what our country was like in the 1970s? Is this a hopeful song? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  38. Serge Gainsbourg Bonnie and Clyde Les années 60. What do you think of this music? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  39. MC Solaar Nouveau Western Les années 2000 What influences can you hear in this music? Is there a sample from something else we have heard? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

  40. Diam’s Ma France à moi Les années 2000 What do you think Diam’s is singing about? CILT Cross-Phase Project: Popular Music, Solihull

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