How to incorporate global issues into your ELT class ELTtime
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In the sixth episode of ELTtime, our Digital Editor, Jaz, chats with Julietta Schoenmann about how best to incorporate the wide topic of global issues into your lessons. How do you talk about the climate crisis without frightening young learners? How can you include the UN sustainable development goals in your lesson plans? Should any topics be avoided?
Let us know if you enjoyed the episode. Get in touch with any suggestions or questions – you can find us at @garneteducation everywhere!
LINKS
UN sustainable development goals
UN student resources
IATEFL Global issues SIG
Article: Helping young learners deal with the climate crisis
21st century skills in ELT classroom book: coming soon!
CHAPTERS
0:19 – Intro
1:46 – Defining what we mean by ‘global issues’
2:28 – Connecting global issues to ELT
4:18 – Modern student experience
5:26 – Empathy and understanding
6:44 – Taking action
7:56 – Global citizenship, not political
9:13 – UN sustainable development goals
10:55 – UN student resources
11:28 – Should any topics be avoided in the classroom?
13:26 – Being realistic about how serious the topics can be
14:56 – Allowing students to express a preference on topics
15:46 – Teaching the climate crisis
17:02 – Using Greta Thunberg and Malala in the classroom
18:25 – Listening to students
19:28 – Activity of ‘personifying’ climate change
21:51 – Outro
In the sixth episode of ELTtime, our Digital Editor, Jaz, chats with Julietta Schoenmann about how best to incorporate the wide topic of global issues into your lessons. How do you talk about the climate crisis without frightening young learners? How can you include the UN sustainable development goals in your lesson plans? Should any topics be avoided?
Let us know if you enjoyed the episode. Get in touch with any suggestions or questions – you can find us at @garneteducation everywhere!
LINKS
UN sustainable development goals
UN student resources
IATEFL Global issues SIG
Article: Helping young learners deal with the climate crisis
21st century skills in ELT classroom book: coming soon!
CHAPTERS
0:19 – Intro
1:46 – Defining what we mean by ‘global issues’
2:28 – Connecting global issues to ELT
4:18 – Modern student experience
5:26 – Empathy and understanding
6:44 – Taking action
7:56 – Global citizenship, not political
9:13 – UN sustainable development goals
10:55 – UN student resources
11:28 – Should any topics be avoided in the classroom?
13:26 – Being realistic about how serious the topics can be
14:56 – Allowing students to express a preference on topics
15:46 – Teaching the climate crisis
17:02 – Using Greta Thunberg and Malala in the classroom
18:25 – Listening to students
19:28 – Activity of ‘personifying’ climate change
21:51 – Outro
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