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Embracing Global Issues in English Classes: Strategies and Resources for Educators

Join us at the YALS and Eaquals Regional Conference to explore various materials addressing global issues for language classes. Learn effective ways to engage students in discussing and understanding critical topics while improving their English skills.

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Embracing Global Issues in English Classes: Strategies and Resources for Educators

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  1. Global Issues Jovana Popović Tom & Emma School of English, Belgrade STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE YALS and Eaquals Regional Conference Faculty of Philosophy, Niš, Serbia 23 March 2019

  2. By the end of the session the participants will be able to: • Find various sources of materials dealing with global issues to be used in classes • Decide on ways of tackling global issues appropriate to their teaching environment

  3. How it all started...

  4. How it all started...

  5. 1. Global issues are always controversial topics. • Activity 1: Liceulice – Article about water

  6. Article about water

  7. Article about water (details)

  8. 1. Global issues are always controversial topics. • Activity 1: Liceulice – Article about water • Activity 2: Ellen DeGeneres monologues – Whole Foods is Bananas

  9. 2. It’s fine to discuss global issues, but not with younger students. • Activity: Draw a surgeon, a fighter pilot and a firefighter

  10. 3. Dealing with these issues does not necessarily help students learn English. • Activity 1: A week in pictures (nbcnews; cnn; time)

  11. A week in pictures

  12. 3. Dealing with these issues does not necessarily help students learn English. • Activity 1: A week in pictures (nbcnews; cnn; time) • Activity 2: Statistics

  13. 4. It is hard to find materials for these topics. • UN international days

  14. 4. It is hard to find materials for these topics. • UN international days • FB viral videos (e.g. Jax and his friend) • Website: film-english.com by Kieran Donaghy • Blog: visualteaching.blogspot.rs by Magdalena Wasilewska (e.g. Evan) • TED talks • Infographics (e.g. Social media) • Newspaper Articles to Get Teenagers Talking, Scholastic, 2006 • The teacher herself/himself as a resource!

  15. 5. Should I deal with these topics in my classes? YES! Because we don’t want to hear: “It doesn’t concern me, so I don’t know anything about it!“ But rather: “In this class I can talk about everything I want!“

  16. The summary of the session: • Find various sources of materials dealing with global issues to be used in classes • Decide on ways of tackling global issues appropriate to their teaching environment

  17. Thank you! popovic.jovana11@gmail.com

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