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How to incorporate global issues into your ELT class
22 minutes Posted Apr 1, 2020 at 7:25 am.
– Intro
– Defining what we mean by ‘global issues’
– Connecting global issues to ELT
– Modern student experience
– Empathy and understanding
– Taking action
– Global citizenship, not political
– UN sustainable development goals
– UN student resources
– Should any topics be avoided in the classroom?
– Being realistic about how serious the topics can be
– Allowing students to express a preference on topics
– Teaching the climate crisis
– Using Greta Thunberg and Malala in the classroom
– Listening to students
– Activity of ‘personifying’ climate change
– Outro
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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?
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LINKSUN sustainable development goals
UN student resources
IATEFL Global issues SIG
Article: Helping young learners deal with the climate crisis
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