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WIDER
WORLD#KeepOnLearning
#AceiaConference16Elena Merino
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But now…
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Did you know?
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So…Who are our students more likely to speak English with?
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Our students need to learn how to communicate effectively
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Is effective communicationjust about language?
“That was delicious!”
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Effective Communication =
Language + Cultural awareness + Empathy
“Unfortunately, in crosscultural interactions, what are generally explained as problems in grammaticality at the sentence level often become interpreted as behavioral
differences of motivation, attitude, and personality on the level of discourse.
It is no exaggeration to say that continuous misperception, misinterpretation and misunderstanding in face-to-face
linguistic encounters can develop into stereotypes that are reinforced over time.”
(Wai Ling Youn, 1982: 83-84)
Gravy?
Gumperz (1982)
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Effective Communication =
Language + Cultural awareness + Empathy
Primary Education
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Yeah, right, but how?
To theirtheir world
To a wider worldwider world
From topics
My pet
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Example
I have a cat. its name is Rayo because it is very fast. It is in my granny's house. I see it when I go to my grandparents’ house. it sleeps in a box . I don’t know its breed. But it is black with white patches. It can run to catch the ball, it can’t do judo.My grad parents bought a cat and I named it: Rayo .it is little but it is 2 years old. He eats cat food.
KINDERSASTER!
Find your teammates!It’s small / big / long / thin
It’s got …legs / a tail
Colours
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CooperativeTask
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Digital poster
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Ex.1 ICT
How does it work?
•Create an account
www.thinglink.com
•Upload pictures
•Upload a video to the picture
•Done!
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Padlet.com
Ex. 2 ICT
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Pets… again?
Let’s move to a higher level…
Theirheir world
To a wider worldwider world
From topics Daily Routine
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Effective Communication =
Language + Cultural awareness + Empathy
1. Speed datingEx.1
Explain your daily routine / habits to 4 people
Wake upBreakfast
Work/schoolLunch
HobbiesFamily / friends
Bed
2. Best FriendsEx.1
What does StA do in her/his free time?
What does StB normally have for breakfast?
What does StA do?
What’s StB’s favourite food?
CooperativeTask
The Vocal Mirror
Explain your daily routine
Adapted from Ed Curtis
St A St B
Ex.2
CooperativeTask
Wake upBrush TeethHave breakfastGo to schoolDo homeworkTidy roomGo to sleep
Ex.3 ICT
ResearchCompareContrast
WriteRecordPublish!
Let’s make a tellagami!
•I wake up at 8.00 every day
•After, I have breakfast and brush my teeth
•I never make my bed
•I go to school at 9.00
More teaching ideas
Students describe a place, explain where they live, talk about their family,
explain a plant cell, recite a poem, tell a story, describe a historical figure…
No Tablet?
++ResearchResearch
Weekly classroom news magazine
Real-world topics
Non-fiction texts
Integrated across the curriculum
Compare & Contrast
+ Thinking skills
More Wider World ideas
Final Thoughts
Connect your students to a wider world
BE AWARE OF NEW TRENDS
ReferencesBooks:•Gumperz, J. (1982). Discourse strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. •Wai Ling Young, L. (1982). Inscrutability revisited. En J. J. Gumperz (ed.), Language and social identity (p. 72-84). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press •Merino, E (2012). Desencuentros comunicativos y percepciones sobre la cultura, la comunidad y la lengua en inmigrantes adultos: el caso de los pakistaníes en Cataluña. Web references:•Why native English speakers fail to be understood in English – and lose out in global businesshttp://theconversation.com/why-native-english-speakers-fail-to-be-understood-in-english-and-lose-out-in-global-business-54436•Text Misunderstandingshttp://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/text-misunderstandings/breakup-texts•Mr P’s ICT blog: http://mrparkinsonict.blogspot.com.es/
Textbooks: Poptropica (Pearson)Images: Google Images & iStockCartoons: ©Kresten Forsman; Mark ParisiVideos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOHvMz7dl2ATools: www.thinglink.com; https://padlet.com
Elena [email protected]
@merino_helenhttps://www.facebook.com/elena.mj.315
Any doubts? Contact me!
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