Ricardo Sampedro and Susan Hillyard Price $46.95
This book focuses on language learning as a natural way to foster cross-cultural understanding and uses a variety of hands-on techniques to tackle stereotypes and cultural barriers. The book raises awareness of global and social issues via art, music, drama, and games. It encourages reflection, critical thinking, and a questioning attitude, with many opportunities for improving communication skills through open discussion, reasoning, and putting forward different points of view. - Over 80 classroom activities. - Challenges stereotypes and preconceptions. - Fosters cross-cultural understanding. - Encourages reflection, critical thinking, and a questioning attitude. - Techniques include art, music, drama, discussion, and games.
Contents: Introduction Global Issues and English Language learning Interactive teaching and learning Developing Critical thinking Developing Creative thinking 1 Awareness Raising Your footprint on the earth Telling films The global citizen Quick spin around the world Positive and negative Looking for headlines Reading the labels Global bingo Global drains and ladders Clouds of smoke The Nobel Peace Prize Making the match Springboard The global quiz Global island discs Pictures and stories What's poverty to you? 2 Personal Experiences Biking for clean air Use what you've got Out and about in the shopping mall My personal diary Made of what? Crossing out violent toys Supermarket detectives The colour of your coffee Many cultures, one world Deconstructing bullying Let's imagine how you live Agony Aunt Angie Global Issues class magazine 3 Major Global Issues Indentify your rights Globalisation AIDS today Questioning GMOs The death penalty Our campaign against war The classroom for peace Say no to racism Behind the veil What is a home? Smoke screen Endangered languages Child labour in focus Gender roles and you Human cargo 4 Music, Drama and communication skills in global issues - Content-rich songs: 'Iron Hand' General comprehension Time and geographical contexts Working with emotions Working with language Links with current affairs Speaking and writing about the band - Using students; favourite songs which are not clearly related to Global issues Working with vocabulary Pop Idol - Drama Drama on homelessness Vox pupuli Presenting a newscast - Communication skills Conducting a discussion Teaching presentation skills Choral speaking Reference Library Glossary Index
