The following didactic unit will be planned to fulfill the special needs of our students. We teach a class of 28 students of 4th of ESO in a town near Valencia. Among our students we can find 2 gifted kids, 2 students with ADHD and three that are repeating their grade. In order for the… Continue reading Inclusive Didactic Unit
This lesson was devoted to the design of inclusive activities. Prior to this session, we had to read some articles and visit some web pages about inclusive education, not only of gifted students as we dealt with the last session, but also of students with special needs such as ADHD students. Therefore, the beginning of… Continue reading 13th January 2017
What is “Content and Language Integrated learning” (CLIL)? In our opinion, CLIL is teaching English through other subjects, in order to learn not only English but also content of science, maths, literature, etc. CLIL is a dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both content and… Continue reading L6 CLIL: Act 1-7
In your opinion: What is “Intercultural Competence” (I.C.)? We think that Intercultural Competence is the ability to connect the knowledge and teaching to different cultures, in order to promote tolerance and respect to other cultures and harmonious coexistance. We believe that as a result of globalisation, it is crucial to include I.C. because cultural diversity… Continue reading L5 EGL Activity 1-5
Taking into account what intercultural competence is: The United States Army Research Institute has defined it as “A set of cognitive, behavioral, and affective/motivational components that enable individuals to adapt effectively in intercultural environments.” We have chosen to discuss this exercise from a course book: This exercise is connected with the intercultural competence. The aim… Continue reading L5. Intercultural Competence activities 3-5:
Describe the general terms of the arrengement, i.e.: country, age and academic level of students, length of the stay, who is visiting who this time, and any other detail you may consider relevant. Based in our experience, we have created the following situation, terms and conditions for the Exchange program of a high school in… Continue reading L5. Intercultural competence activities 4-5
We strongly recommend our followers to watch this film. Ben X is based on the novel Nothing Was All He Said by Nic Balthazar. The film is about a student with Asperger syndrome. He is all the time playing video games because he prefers to live in the fantasy and in this way he escapes… Continue reading BEN X- a film that makes you think deeply
How to apply it in class: a) History; cultural texts to learn why English is spoken in Australia and other langagues spoken there. b) Vocabulary: act to compare words in Australian and words in American or Bristish c) Phonology: real english listenning from these three (or even more) varieties to let them know there… Continue reading L4. Australian English Video
Many foreign language teaching methods have emerged throughout history, most of them trying to ratify or reject the validity of the principles and tenets of the previous ones and providing new guidelines for language teaching. However, these methods will never work for all students even if they are the most innovative and engaging one. The… Continue reading Multiple intelligences and education
The idea that the current education system might be failing to prepare pupils for the complexity of postmodern lives is not new. Neither is the idea that the competences that the education is prioritizing in our curriculums are not only obsolete but scarcely useful in our current context. It’s been almost 70 years since Martin… Continue reading Critical Thinking: Reevaluating the Education Model
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